What is "yerevan"

Yerevan (; , classical spelling: Երեւան , ) is the capital and largest city of Armenia, and one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, 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, and the seventh located in or around the Ararat plain.

The history of Yerevan dates back to the 8th century BC, with the founding of the fortress of Erebuni in 782 BC by king Argishti I at the western extreme of the Ararat plain. Erebuni was "designed as a great administrative and religious centre, a fully royal capital." During the centuries long Iranian rule over Eastern Armenia that lasted from the early 16th century up to 1828, it was the center of Iran's Erivan khanate administrative division from 1736. In 1828, it became part of Imperial Russia alongside the rest of Eastern Armenia which conquered it from Iran through the Russo-Persian War between 1826 and 1828. After World War I, Yerevan became the capital of the First Republic of Armenia as thousands of survivors of the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire settled in the area. The city expanded rapidly during the 20th century as Armenia became part of the Soviet Union. In a few decades, Yerevan was transformed from a provincial town within the Russian Empire, to Armenia's principal cultural, artistic, and industrial center, as well as becoming the seat of national government.

With the growth of the economy of the country, Yerevan has been undergoing major transformation as many parts of the city have been the recipient of new construction since the early 2000s, and retail outlets as much as restaurants, shops, and street cafes, which were rare during Soviet times, have multiplied.

, the population of Yerevan was 1,060,138, just over 35% of the Republic of Armenia's total population. According to the official estimate of 2016, the current population of the city is 1,073,700.

Yerevan was named the 2012 World Book Capital by UNESCO. Yerevan is an associate member of Eurocities.

Yerevan is the capital of the Republic of Armenia.

Yerevan may also refer to:

• Yerevan dialect

Places

• Yerevan Botanical Garden
• Yerevan Cascade, giant stairway in Yerevan, Armenia linking the downtown Kentron area of Yerevan with the Monument neighborhood
• Yerevan Fortress, was a 16th-century fortress in Yerevan
• Yerevan History Museum
• Yerevan Lake, a lake in Yerevan
• Yerevan Metro
• Yerevan Square, a major square in Tbilisi, Georgia now renamed Freedom Square
• Yerevan TV Tower
• Yerevan Velodrome, outdoor velodrome or track cycling venue in Yerevan, Armenia
• Yerevan Zoo, a zoological garden of Yerevan

Brand names / Titles

• Yerevan Ararat Wine Factory
• Yerevan Brandy Company

Culture

• Yerevan International Film Festival
• Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory
• Yerevan Opera Theater
• Yerevan State Musical Comedy Theatre

Media

• Yerevan, international American Armenian magazine published in English in the States by Ethnopress USA 1

Sports

• BKMA Yerevan, an Armenian football club from Yerevan
• CSKA Yerevan, a former Armenian football club from Yerevan
• Erebuni Yerevan, originally Homenmen-FIMA Yerevan, Armenian football club from Yerevan
• FC Arabkir Yerevan, a former Armenian football club from Yerevan
• FC Dinamo Yerevan, a former Armenian football club from Yerevan
• FC Spartak Yerevan, a former Armenian football club from Yerevan
• FC Van Yerevan, an Armenian football club from Yerevan
• FC Yerazank Yerevan, an Armenian football club from Yerevan
• FC Yerevan, an Armenian football club based in Yerevan
• Malatia Yerevan, a former Armenian football club from Yerevan
• RUOR Yerevan, an Armenian football club from Yerevan
• SC Nairi Yerevan, a former Armenian football club from Yerevan
• SKIF Yerevan, an Armenian football club from Yerevan
• Yerevan United FC, an Armenian football from Yerevan

Universities and Institutes

• Yerevan Computer Research and Development Institute
• Yerevan Physics Institute
• Yerevan State Linguistic University
• Yerevan State Medical University
• Yerevan State University
• Yerevan State University of Architecture and Construction

Others

• Asia/Yerevan, a time zone identifier from zone file of the IANA time zone database
• Yerevan-Avia, a privately owned airline operating international cargo flights from Yerevan
• Yerevan Drive, an Armenian 3D game