Yerevan, Armenia by Vizarm Travel

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Yerevan - Armenia's largest city and the capital since 1918.
According to the official estimates, the population is about of 1.000.000 people. It is the 17th capital in the history of Armenia.

The history of foundation goes back to 782 BC, when the King Argishti I found the fortress of Erebuni at the western extreme of the Ararat plain.
Erebuni was designed as a great administrative and religious centre, a fully royal capital.

The list of landmarks of must see are:
- Erebuni Fortress is considered to be the birthplace of the city.
- The Katoghike Tsiranavor church is the oldest surviving church of Yerevan. - Saint Gregory Cathedral is the largest Armenian cathedral in the world.
- Tsitsernakaberd is the official memorial to the victims of the Armenian Genocide.
- Yerevan Opera Theatre is the main spectacle hall of the Armenian capital.
- National Gallery of Armenia is the largest art museum in the Republic of Armenia and shares a building with the History Museum of Armenia.
- Matenadaran repository contains one of the largest depositories of ancient books and manuscripts in the world.

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