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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2011
On September 21, the 20th anniversary of the RA Independence was celebrated on which occasion a military parade was held in Republic Square.
1924
The general plan of Yerevan was created by Alexander Tamanyan. The plan was updated in 1932.
