YEREVAN CHRONOLOGY

2018
On October 07-12, the 17th Francophonie Summit was held in Yerevan.
75 out of 84 OIF (Organisation International de la Francophonie) States and Governments participated in the Summit.
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1883
The Yerevan Hotel (now "Grand Hotel Yerevan") and the photo studio and workshop of famous photographer Leon from Tbilisi, opened on Astafyevskaya (nowadays Abovyan) Street.
1906
The first line of the Yerevan horse railroad began started operating, at first along Astafyevskaya (nowadays Abovyan) Street, and later to the railway station.