Yerevan
capital and largest city of Armenia
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Summary
Yerevan is a city or town in Armenia[1]. Yerevan ranks in the top 2% of city or town in armenia entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30,374 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Award received: Order of Lenin[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Armenia[4]
- Country: Armenia[5], Bagratid Armenia[6], Ottoman Empire[7], Safavid Iran[8]
- Located in or next to body of water: Hrazdan River[9], Yerevan Lake[10]
- Head of government: Hrachya Sargsyan[11], Tigran Avinyan[12]
- Instance of: first-level administrative division[13], big city[14]
- Official language: Armenian[15]
- Founder: Argishti I of Urartu[16]
- Named after: Erebuni Fortress[17]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Ajapnyak District[18], Arabkir District[19], Avan District[20], Davtashen District[21], Erebuni District[22], Kentron District[23], Malatia-Sebastia District[24], Nor Nork District[25], Nork-Marash District[26], Nubarashen District[27], Kanaker-Zeytun[28], Shengavit District[29]
- Flag: flag of Yerevan[30]
- Twinned administrative body: Carrara[31], Antananarivo[32], Cambridge[33], Marseille[34], Isfahan[35], Odesa[36], Tbilisi[37], Beirut[38], Damascus[39], Montreal[40], Buenos Aires[41], Bratislava[42], São Paulo[43], Chișinău[44]
- Legislative body: Yerevan Municipality[45]
- Coat of arms: Seal of Yerevan[46]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Yerevan include Erevan[47], a newspaper[48], in France[49], founded in 1925[50], headquartered in Paris[51].
Why It Matters
Yerevan has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] Yerevan is known by 66 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]
Entities named for Yerevan include Erevan[47], a newspaper[48], in France[49], founded in 1925[50], headquartered in Paris[51].
FAQs
What awards did Yerevan receive?
Honors received include Order of Lenin[3].