YEREVAN CHRONOLOGY

1936

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

On August 17, 1936, the Central Executive Council of the USSR decided to replace the previously used name "Erivan" with the name "Yerevan".

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1991

Vladimir Lenin's monument was dismantled, prior to the independence of Armenia. The statue was erected in 1940.

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11TH CENTURY AD

City became an important trading center, directly connected to Ani, Armenia's capital city at the time. Prince Apirat ordered the construction of the Mamri irrigation channel (1031).