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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1936
The Children's Railroad was built in the Hrazdan Gorge.
1956
The building of the current Yerevan railway station was built in 1956, the opening took place on July 22.
