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Yerevan (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 40 10 52 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 40.1810 decimal degrees |
| Long: 044 30 49 E degrees minutes |
Long: 44.5080 decimal degrees |
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Note: The city of Yerevan was formed in 783 BCE, although the area had been settled several thousand years previous. Located on an ancient crossroads of caravan routes along the Razdan River, Yerevan was annexed to the Armenian kingdom in the 6th century BCE. Due to the city's strategic location, it has been conquered at various turns by, among others, the Romans, Mongols, Arabs, Persians and the Russians, under whom the city became the capital of the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1920. Under the Soviets, Yerevan became the modern, industrial center of the country. It remained the capital when Armenia became independent in 1991. |
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| Yerevan (preferred,C,V,display,English-P,U,N)
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| Yerevan (Norwegian (Bokmål))
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| Yerevan (Norwegian (Nynorsk))
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| Jerevan (C,V)
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| Erivan (C,O)
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| Erevan (C,O,French)
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| Erewan (C,V)
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| Ereun (C,V)
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| Revan (C,V)
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| Iravan (C,V)
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| Yervandavan (C,V)
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| Ayrivan (C,V)
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| Երևան (C,V,Armenian,U)
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| ירוואן (C,U,Hebrew )
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| Ereván (C,U,O,Spanish)
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| Gorod Yerevan (C,U)
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| K’aghak’ Yerevan (C,U)
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| Երէվան (C,U,Armenian)
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| ერევანი (C,U,Georgian)
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| Քաղաք Երէվան (C,U,Armenian)
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| Yerbuni (H,V)
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............ | name of original ancient fortress, 8th cen. BC |
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Yerevan (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, B) |
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fortified settlement by 8th cen. BC |
| city (C) |
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| national capital (C) |
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| regional capital (C) |
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| capital (H) |
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of Yerevan khanate of Persia, from 1725 |
| fortified settlement (H) |
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8th cen. BC |
| first level subdivision (C) |
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Related geographic places: |
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| capital of .... |
Hayastan .......... (nation) |
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(World, Asia) [7006651] |
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