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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1913
The demonstration flight of the "Blerio" plane was organized in the square, between the rampart and the Orthodox graveyard.
1906
The first line of the Erivan horse railroad began started operating, at first along Astafyevskaya (nowadays Abovyan) Street, and later to the railway station.
