According to the General plan of 1856, the main street was constructed and named Astafyevskaya, after the governor (today, Abovyan Street).
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1866
On April 10,1866, the second female school after St. Gayane was opened in Yerevan.
1880
Yerevan's first newspaper was "Psak" ("The Wreath"), which was first published on March 15, 1880.
