Yerevan

Yerevan is the capital and biggest city of Armenia and in addition one of the world's most seasoned persistently possessed cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerevan is the regulatory, social, and modern focus of the nation. It has been the capital since 1918, the thirteenth ever of, and the seventh situated in or around the Ararat plain. The city additionally fills in as the seat of the Araratian Pontifical Diocese; the biggest see of the Armenian Apostolic Church and one of the most seasoned bishoprics in the world.

The history of Yerevan goes back to the eighth century BC, with the establishing of the post of Erebuni in 782 BC by ruler Argishti I at the western extraordinary of the Ararat plain. Erebuni was "outlined as an incredibly authoritative and religious focus, a completely illustrious capital." By the late antiquated Armenian Kingdom, new capital urban areas were built up and Yerevan declined in significance. Under Iranian and Russian lead, it was the focal point of the Erivan Khanate from 1736 to 1828 and the Erivan Governorate from 1850 to 1917, individually.

After World War I, Yerevan turned into the capital of the First Republic of Armenia as a huge number of survivors of the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire touched base in the area. The city extended quickly amid the twentieth century as Armenia turned out to be a piece of the Soviet Union. In a couple of decades, Yerevan was changed from a common town inside the Russian Empire to Armenia's central social, masterful, and mechanical focus, and in addition turning into the seat of national government.