YEREVAN CHRONOLOGY

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1991


On September 21, Yerevan was proclaimed the capital city of independent Armenia.


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1907


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

7TH CENTURY BC


Karmir Blur was the capital of the Transcaucasian provinces of the ancient kingdom of Urartu. The whole area was under development. Irrigation canals were dug, artificial storage ponds were created, and Teyshebayini fortress on Karmir Blur (Red Hill) was founded.