Downtown Yerevan in Winter

Yerevan is the capital and largest city of Armenia, as well as one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazd…
Yerevan is the capital and largest city of Armenia, as well as one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerevan is the administrative, cultural, and industrial center of the country, as its primate city. It has been the capital since 1918, the fourteenth in the history of Armenia and the seventh located in or around the Ararat Plain. The city also serves as the seat of the Araratian Pontifical Diocese, which is the largest diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church and one of the oldest dioceses in the world.
  • Country: Armenia
  • Highest elevation: 1,390 m (4,560 ft)
  • Lowest elevation: 865 m (2,838 ft)
  • Area code: +374 10
  • Settled (Shengavit): c. 3300 BC
  • City status by Alexander II: 1 October 1879
  • Capital of Armenia: 19 July 1918 (de facto)

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Data from: en.wikipedia.org