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Fun fact 1 about Yerevan

Mount Ararat and the Yerevan skyline (June 2018)
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The name Yerevan may derive from the Urartian military fortress of Erebuni, founded in 782 BC.

Yerevan
Armenia
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Yerevan

Armenia

Country
Armenia
Population
1.1M
Coordinates
40.18, 44.51
287th most populous city in the world

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 centre of the country, as its primate city.

From the “Etymology” section

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Photo: Սէրուժ Ուրիշեան (Serouj Ourishian) · CC BY 4.0