YEREVAN CHRONOLOGY

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1941


The Yerevan Zoo was established in the city.


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1603


The Safavid army then laid siege to Yerevan on 15 November. The Persian army of Shah Abbas I conquered the Yerevan fortress after 9 months of siege, whereas the other towns of the Eastern Caucasus surrendered to the Shah with practically no resistance. Hundreds of thousands of Armenians, including residents of Yerevan, were taken captive and sent to Persia.

1936


The Children's Railroad was built in the Hrazdan Gorge.