• Yerevan is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities. Situated along the HrazdanRiver, Yerevan is the administrative, cultural, and industrial center of the country. It has been the capital since 1918, the thirteenth in the history of Armenia.

The emblem has the following description: there is a lion depicted on the pedestal with the inscription “Yerevan” made with bronze Armenian initials on the blue background, with its head turned back and holding a scepter, which is the attribute of power. There is a crown depicted over his head with a flower rising from its center and symbolizing the tree of life. The symbol of eternity is on the breast of the lion with a picture of the mountain Ararat in its upper part. The emblem has a form of a rectangular shield with the blue border line. Apricot and bronze colors are used in the emblem. The author of the emblem is Albert Sokhikyan.

Flag of Yerevan

“By the greatness of the God Khaldi, Argishti, son of Menua, built this mighty stronghold in 782 BC and proclaimed it Erebuni for the glory of Biainili [Urartu] and to the fear of its enemies. Argishti says, "The land was a desert, before the great works I accomplished upon it. By the greatness of Khaldi, Argishti, son of Menua, is a mighty king, king of Biainili, and ruler of Tushpa."

Argishti, son of MenuaGod Khaldi

• This cuneiform inscription indicates that the Urartian military fortress of Erebuni was founded in 782 BC by the orders of King Argishti I at the site of current-day Yerevan, to serve as a fort and citadel guarding against attacks from the north Caucasian tribes Skythians and Alans.

The first settlement appeared around Erebuni in the 7th AD and was called Yerevan.

THE NAME OF YEREVAN COMES FROM…

• In one of old documents <<Girq Grqots>> the city’s name was first mentioned as Yerevan in the` 7th century AD.

• According to one theory the name Yeravanderived from the king’s name Yervand the 4-th, the founder of the city Yervandashat.

• Another theory claims that the name Yerevan originated from the name Erebuni.

CAPITAL YEREVAN

• It has been the capital since 1918 on May 28, when the Dashnak leader Aram Manukyan proclaimed the first Armenian Democratic Republic.

Places of Interests Yerevan

The Center of Yerevan: Republic Square

The Armenian National Academic Opera & Ballet Theater(Freedom Square)

Alexander Spendarian Statue on Freedom Square

Tsitsernakaberd is the name of the Armenian Genocide monument and museum. Literally it means "Fortress of

swallows“. it is located on a hill overlooking Yerevan.

The Cascade

The Cascades, reminds a scene of a river cascade, was built in the 1970s, or rather began construction, since then it has been improving . A huge monument nonetheless, these massive white stairs climb much of the way up the hillside, linking central Yerevan to the WWI monument and platform on top, and behind it, the neighborhood called Monument.

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Matenadaran - The Museum of Ancient Manuscripts

Matenadaran, which was built in 1959, has one of the world's largest manuscript collections in the world and has the largest collection of Armenian manuscripts.

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