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Erivan Fortress
Erivan Fortress or Yerevan Fortress (; ''Yerevani berdë''; , ''Ghaleh-ye Iravân''; ''E'rivanskaya krepost' '') was a 16th-century fortress in Yerevan. History The fortress was built during the Yerevan#Arab, Persian and Ottoman rule, Ottoman rule in 1582–83 by Serdar Ferhat Pasha. The fortress was destroyed by an 1679 Armenia earthquake, earthquake in 1679. After the earthquake, the Safavid Yerevan Province (Safavid Empire), governor of Erivan, Zal Khan, asked the Shah for help to rebuild Erivan, including the fortress and the Palace of the Sardars. In 1853, the fortress was ruined by another earthquake. In 1865 the territory of the fortress was purchased by Nerses Tairyants, a merchant of the first guild. Later in 1880s, Tairyants built a brandy factory in the northern part of the fortress. The fortress was completely demolished in 1930s during the Soviet rule, although some parts of the defensive walls still remain. Description The Erivan Fortress was considered to be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Hrazdan River
The Hrazdan (, ) is a major river and the second largest in Armenia. It originates at the northwest extremity of Lake Sevan and flows south through the Kotayk Province and Armenia's capital, Yerevan; the lake in turn is fed by several streams. In the Ararat plain it joins the Aras river along the border with Turkey. It joins as a left tributary the Kura river, which then flows into the Caspian Sea. A series of hydro-electric projects have been constructed on the Hrazdan. Its waters are in demand to irrigate crops. Names The river is called Ildaruni in Urartian inscriptions. The name ''Hrazdan'' derives from a Middle Iranian form of Avestan , which in Zoroastrian mythology is the body of water by which Vishtaspa converted to Zoroastrianism. is composed of the elements 'elevated, high' and 'river'. derives from the same Iranian root as a number of hydronyms in Europe, such as Don, Dnieper, Danube and Dniester. The change of word-initial to can be seen in a number of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
