YEREVAN CHRONOLOGY

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1936


The Children's Railroad was built in the Hrazdan Gorge.


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2ND MILLENNIA BC


In 1986, on the right bank of the Hrazdan River which flows through the city, archeologists found Karmir Berd (Red Castle) which dates back to the 2nd millennium BC.

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.