YEREVAN CHRONOLOGY
2011
On August 14, the solemn opening of first "TUMO" Center for Creative Technologies took place in Yerevan.
The TUMO is a free education center for teenagers ages 13-19 specializing in technology and design.
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1265
The Amenaprkich khachkar (cross stone) was erected in Kanaker in 1265. It is among the few that withstood the devastating earthquake of 1679.
782 BC
In the southeastern part of the modern capital, King Argishti I founded the fortress town of Erebuni, the capital city of the Van Kingdom (Urartu), "to show the power of the country and to frighten enemies".
