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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1924

The general plan of Yerevan was created by Alexander Tamanyan. The plan was updated in 1932.

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1936

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