YEREVAN CHRONOLOGY

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1513-1735

During Ottoman-Persian Wars Yerevan “changed hands” 14 times. Western Armenia fell into the neighboring Ottoman hands, while Eastern Armenia stayed part of Safavid Iran.

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1976-1987

The Sports and Concert Complex was built on Tsitsernakaberd hill.

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1866

On April 10,1866, the second female school after St. Gayane was opened in Yerevan.