Yerevan

Yerevan (Armenian: Երեւան or Երևան) is the capital and largest city of Armenia. In 2004 about 1,088,300 people lived in Yerevan. Some people write Yerevan as Erevan. In past, Yerevan was called Erebuni or Erivan.

It is on the Hrazdan River, and is the administrative, cultural, and industrial center of the country.

The history of Yerevan dates back to the 8th century BC, with the founding of the Urartian fortress of Erebuni in 782 BC.^[1] Eventually, the letter "b" in the name Erebuni changed in the 5th or 4th century BC, becoming "v".^[2]

1. ↑ Katsenelinboĭgen, Aron (1990). The Soviet Union: empire, nation and systems. New Brunswick: Transaction. pp. 143. ISBN 0-88738-332-7.
2. ↑ Baghdasaryan A., Simonyan A. et al. 1977. Երևան (Yerevan). The Soviet Armenian Encyclopedia. Yerevan, Armenian SSR, vol. III, 548-564