YEREVAN CHRONOLOGY

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2021


Yerevan Municipality has launched a trilingual tourism platform: visityerevan.am - website and mobile applications (iOS & Android).


Through the Visit Yerevan platform, tourists will find information about the history of Yerevan, sights and entertainment, cuisine and drinks, events, other useful information and maps of the city.

Download the free application following the links: IOS & ANDROID.

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1887


In 1887, Nerses Tairyan started producing cognac in Yerevan.

1679


On June 4, a strong earthquake completely destroyed the town. The Yerevan Fortress was destroyed completely, so were the following churches: Poghos-Petros, Katoghike, Zoravor and the Gethsemane Chapel.