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.
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2007
In May, The new complex of "Zvartnots" International Airport was opened.
1959
The buildings of the Matenadaran, the Covered Market and the National Academy of Sciences were built.
