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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2015

On April 24, the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide was celebrated.

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1863

According to the General plan of 1856, the main street was constructed and named Astafyevskaya, after the governor (today, Abovyan Street).