YEREVAN CHRONOLOGY

11TH CENTURY AD

City became an important trading center, directly connected to Ani, Armenia's capital city at the time. Prince Apirat ordered the construction of the Mamri irrigation channel (1031).

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1936

The town name Erivan, which was its Russian name, was officially replaced with Yerevan.

1843

Coat of arms of the Russian Empire of the city of Erivan with an official description in the Winkler's Armorial.

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