YEREVAN CHRONOLOGY

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2ND-1ST MILLENNIA BC

Archeologists found Aghvesaberd (Fox Castle) cyclopean masonry dates back to the 2nd-1st millennia BC. Aghvesaberd is situated in Nor Nork 1st massive, not far from the Yerevan Zoo, in the Avan Gorge.

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1936

The town name Erivan, which was its Russian name, was officially replaced with Yerevan.

1907

The Shustov & Sons Company set in operation the first power plant on the Hrazdan River.