YEREVAN CHRONOLOGY
1857
The first pharmacy was opened, which belonged to the Shakhnazarov. Construction began on a fountain in the town park.
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1877
Erivan officially received the status of a town and the construction of Tairov's Wine and Brandy Factory began in the place of the Yerevan Fortress.
1513-1735
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.
