Yerevan (
IPA: ,
Armenian: Երևան or Երեւան (according to the spelling systems); sometimes written as Erevan; former names include Erebuni and Erivan) is the largest city and
capital of
Armenia. It is situated on the
Hrazdan River, and is the administrative, cultural, and industrial center of the country. The history of Yerevan dates back to the
8th century BC, with the founding of the
Urartian fortress of
Erebuni in
782 BC. Eventually, the name Erebuni evolved in the Armenian language in the
5th or
4th century BC, with the letter "b" in the name, for example, becoming "v".
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