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  Yerevan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Yerevan (Armenian: Երեւան or Երևան; sometimes written as Erevan; former names include Erebuni and Erivan) (population: 1,088,300 (2004 estimate) [1]) is one of the provinces in Armenia and the largest city and capital of Armenia.
Yerevan was seized and pillaged by Tamerlane in 1387.
Yerevan was liberated by Russian troops under Ivan Paskevich during the second Russian-Persian war on 1 October 1827 and formally ceded by the Persians in 1828.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Yerevan   (1230 words)

  
 Yerevan - Armeniapedia.org   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Mayor of Yerevan is appointed by the President of Armenia.
Yerevan is served by two principal airports: Erebuni Airport, which is east of Yerevan and almost unused, and Zvartnots International Airport (code EVN), 15 km west, which is used by nearly everyone arriving from abroad.
Yerevan is lightly covered by a (so far) one-line metro system, the Metro, as well as by a large number of bus lines and a massive number of Yertughayin Taxis, the primary form of public transportation.
www.armeniapedia.org /index.php?title=Yerevan   (1749 words)

  
 Yerevan - The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition - HighBeam Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
It became the capital of the Yerevan khanate of Persia in 1725.
Yerevan was the center of independent Armenia from 1918 to 1920, when it became the capital of the newly formed Armenian SSR; in 1991 it once again became independent Armenia's capital.
Yerevan was severely damaged by the Dec., 1988, Armenian earthquake.
www.highbeam.com /doc/1E1:Yerevan/Yerevan.html?refid=ip_hf   (256 words)

  
 Rediscovering Armenia Guidebook- Yerevan - Armeniapedia.org   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Modern Yerevan was built, deliberately, to be the universal center and pole of attraction for the diaspora, with an educational and cultural infrastructure far out of proportion to the size or intrinsic wealth of Soviet Armenia.
Yerevan's history fades away after Karmir Blur in terms of things to look at, with the early Armenian kings and Roman and Persian conquerors preferring Artaxiasata to the south and Vagharshapat/Ejmiatsin to the north.
Yerevan now has a small scholarly outpost of their spiritual descendants, the Mekhitarist fathers, whose headquarters at the San Lazarro island monastery in Venice is full of great art treasures.
www.armeniapedia.org /index.php?title=Rediscovering_Armenia_Guidebook-_Yerevan   (4588 words)

  
 Radio Yerevan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Radio Yerevan, or Armenian Radio jokes were very popular in the Soviet Union and in other Communist countries of the ex-Eastern bloc since the second half of the 20th century.
A: Yes, but it is not in Yerevan, it's in Gyumri, and not cars, but bicycles, and they are not giving them, but stealing from them.
Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, does exist, and there is a radio, which supposedly is an Imperialist invention.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Radio_Yerevan   (3158 words)

  
 Yerevan
Yerevan is situated in the beautiful and scenic Araratian Valley, on the banks of the Hrazdan River.
Yerevan is located in the heart of Greater Armenia.
We hope that our introduction to Yerevan will be a prelude and a motivation for you to personally see and explore the richness of the Armenian history, culture, tradition and heritage.
caot.lacitycollege.edu /112/FinalArmenianGenocide/yerevan.htm   (242 words)

  
 Yerevan, Armenia  -  Travel Photos by Galen R Frysinger, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Yerevan has several large public libraries, a number of museums and theaters, and botanical and zoos.
Yerevan is also the site of the ruins of a Roman fortress, of a 16th-century Turkish fort, and of an 18th-century mosque.
Yerevan was the capital of independent Armenia from 1918 to 1920 and of Soviet Armenia from 1920 to 1991.
www.galenfrysinger.com /yerevan,_armenia.htm   (246 words)

  
 Yerevan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Yerevan is one of the oldest cities in the world.
For the first time Yerevan as the capital of the Ararat country was mentioned by some chronicles in the 14th century when it became a vice-regency centre.
Yerevan is situated in the north-eastern part of the Ararat Valley and has a population of more than a million and a quarter.
www.tourintel.ru /hotels/e_am_evn_arm.html   (217 words)

  
 Armenien-Armenia-Yerevan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Yerevan - Capital of Republic of Armenia, an old and at the same time always young city whose roots go back to pre-historic and ancient times.
Yerevan is one of the oldest continuously inhabited settlements in the world.
Among the great quantity and types of objects that were found were tools made of stone and flint, also these materials were used for the making of early weaponry, for hunting and as well as means of defense.
www.haias.net /erevan/erevan-start_e.html   (366 words)

  
 ARMENIAN HIGHLAND   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Yerevan -- the Capital of the Republic of Armenia -- an old and at the same time always young metropolis -- whose history goes back to the pre-historic era.
Yerevan is situated in the beautiful and historic Ararat Valley, on the banks of the Hrazdan River.
The warm rays of the Ararat Valley have shaped the inhabitants of this sacred Land of Ararat.
www.armenianhighland.com /yerevan/chronicle200.html   (511 words)

  
 Yerevan - BPAL Madness!
I am somewhat disappointed in Yerevan because so many wonderful ingrediants are listed as being part of this scent and all I can smell is apricot.
Yerevan is truly juicy, like eating an apricot so ripe that the juice runs down your wrist.
I assume that Nella will have tried Yerevan and I hope she loves it as much as I do, for it is a wonderful homage to her home country.
www.bpal.org /index.php?showtopic=6531   (2108 words)

  
 YEREVAN STATE UNIVERSITY
Yerevan State University is the symbol of the educational system of newly-independent Republic of Armenia.
The founding of Yerevan State University, the first among Republic's institutions or higher learning, was an exceptionally important event in the history of the Armenian people.
The expansion and development of Yerevan State University gave rise to the establishment of a number of separate institutions of higher education in the areas of engineering, medicine, agriculture, pedagogy, foreign languages and economics.
www.ceebd.co.uk /ceeed/un/ar/ar003.htm   (1847 words)

  
 Flowers Yerevan - Florist
All the flower deliveries in Yerevan are designed by professional Yerevan local florist, that are part of our own network since 1992.
In Yerevan, you will never need rose-colored glasses, because most of its buildings use a pink shade of "tuf" stone which is quarried in Armenia.
It lies in the very middle of Yerevan, which is home to a third of the republics population and over 15% of the worlds Armenians.
www.sufloreria.com /continents/asia/armenia/yerevan.htm   (266 words)

  
 [ www.armenialiberty.org ] Sunday 24, April 2005
Hundreds of thousands of people made their annual pilgrimage to a wooded hill in Yerevan on Sunday as Armenia commemorated the 90th anniversary of the Armenian genocide in Ottoman Turkey recognized by a growing number of countries.
The commemorations in Yerevan began on Saturday night when thousands of mostly young people holding torches marched to the genocide memorial.
An interview with Russian state television broadcast on Saturday, Kocharian reiterated that Yerevan is not seeking any material compensation from the Turks as part of genocide acceptance.
www.armenialiberty.org /armeniareport/report/en/2005/04/5ADC3EB0-3A8C-457F-974A-A75A258C7A77.ASP   (536 words)

  
 Getting In & Out | Bus | Yerevan | Armenia Travel | TourArmenia | Travel Guide to Armenia
The two official bus stations are the Yerevan Central Bus Station on Admiral Isahakov Avenue (Istanbul, Aleppo, Georgia and most regional buses), and the Kanakeri Bus Station on the Tbilisi Highway on the Northern outskirts of Yerevan (Northeastern regions and Gavar).
The Central Yerevan Avtokayan (af-to-kai-YAN; Bus Station) on Admiral Isahakov Avenue (B: #18, 46, 113 TB: #20) is located one kilometer from the central Shuka on Mashtots Ave.
YEREVAN YERKATGITZI BUS STATION At the Yerevan Train Station there is a bus that travel daily to and from Tbilisi and Sadakhlo.
www.tacentral.com /getting_in_bus.asp?story_no=2   (1402 words)

  
 Oneworld Multimedia :: SOS Yerevan Environmental Protest Action :: October :: 2005   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
On Saturday 29 October, a small group of people gathered for a demonstration and march staged to protest the destruction of Yerevan’s green zones, and in particular the devastation of the capital’s parks in clear violation of the law.
The action was organized by Jeffrey Tufenkian and the Armenian Forests NGO [see correction], but also in attendance were Susan Klein from the Armenian Tree Project, Vahan Artsruni, Lilit Pipoyan, Eduard Zorikyan, and Artur Ispirian.
Their reporting was very detailed, mainly targeted to raise public awareness of the issue instead of focusing on the certain officials and other well-known people showed up at the event.
oneworld.blogsome.com /2005/10/29/environmental-protest-action-yerevan   (903 words)

  
 Armenia, Country Commercial Guide 1998   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
It is expected that by the end of 1997, downtown Yerevan will enjoy reliable and digital direct-dial telephone service.
At present, this service is primarily used by key government institutions, foreign missions and leading firms in Yerevan.
In Yerevan, it has six large warehouses, each 20 by 80 meters, as well as numerous open storage sites.
www.arminco.com /Armenia/CCG/chapter9.html   (2105 words)

  
 Yerevan Journal - September 2004
Although I think this is wonderful, and hope that Yerevan’s recovery, however small it might be, reaches the rest of Armenia, I told her that I couldn’t enjoy the new roads, what with half of Armenia’s population living in poverty.
Being early in the morning and with Yerevan’s schools and universities in full swing, a bit of strategy is needed in finding a van with a place to sit, or, for that matter, even enter.
The house, soon to be left vacant as the surviving wife plans a move to Yerevan, was crowded with people giving toasts to their old friend and telling stories of past happenings in the village.
www.road-to-armenia.com /scenes/journal15.html   (4430 words)

  
 LIST OF HOTEL IN YEREVAN
Ideally located in the heart of Yerevan, Armenia Marriott Hotel is a part of an architectural ensemble, which frames Republic Square, the main city center.
Modern Yerevan is virtually at your feet at Avan Villa Yerevan.
The job was carried out by Renco Infrastructures Division, Armenian Branch 2 years later the exciting and successful experience of Hotel Yerevan which restoration and reconstruction left everybody astonished.
www.menuatours.com /htms/hotelrates.html   (1102 words)

  
 Armenian Tourist Attractions: Museums of Armenia
The last 5 years of his life he spent in Yerevan in a house which was converted into a museum in 1963.
In 1921, Saryan settled in Yerevan, and from then on Armenia, its countryside and people, became the main theme in his work.
He is particularly famous for his landscapes, including the astonishing "Saryan’s Armenia", in which he celebrates the beauty of his land renewed.
www.cilicia.com /armo5_museums.html   (2093 words)

  
 ::Rent a Car in Yerevan, Armenia::
Rent A Car service in Yerevan Armenia is now offered by VisitArm Hotel Reservation Center in cooperation with Tourorent LLC and EET LLC.
Cars for rent in Yerevan presented below have different Terms and Conditions, so please check the appropriate Term and Conditions link for each car you would like to rent before proceeding with placing the order.
Yerevan (sometimes spelled Erevan, Erivan, Jerewan, Jerevan, etc.) has a long-long history of thousands of years, dating back to the rise of oldest civilizations in the world...
www.visitarm.com /rent-a-car-yerevan.htm   (457 words)

  
 QSI International School of Yerevan
We seek to create a positive learning environment since we believe a child learns more if he enjoys his learning experience.
of the school is to meet the needs of the children in Yerevan who require this type of education with a view to continuing their education in their home countries with a minimum of adjustment problems.
In addition to its scholastic goals, the school endeavors to provide its students with knowledge of Armenia.
www.qsi.org /ARM_HOME   (216 words)

  
 FJC | Communities | Yerevan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
YEREVAN, Armenia - The University of Yerevan, upon approval and recommendation of the Ministry of Education and Science of Armenia, recently published the first ever Hebrew textbook in Armenian.
With virtually all Hebrew textbooks in the CIS intended for Russian-speakers, this textbook is important for Jews of Armenia, where many know Russian very poorly.
University students currently study Hebrew at the Oriental Languages Department of the University of Yerevan.
www.fjc.ru /communities/news.asp?AID=102729&cid=84030&NewsType=80052   (250 words)

  
 Armenia, Yerevan: QSI International School of Yerevan
The QSI International School of Yerevan (QSIY) is an independent, co-educational day school which offers an educational program to children of all nationalities ages 3 to 13.
Organization: The School is governed by the Board of Directors of Quality Schools International, the membership of which is formed as set forth in the Bylaws of Quality Schools International.
An Advisory Board, which assists the School in its operation, is composed of 6 to 10 members who reside in Armenia and are appointed by the president of Quality Schools International and the director of the QSI International School of Yerevan.
www.state.gov /m/a/os/1385.htm   (468 words)

  
 Yerevan Announcement
The basic aim of the School is to teach various aspects of high-energy physics, but especially theoretical physics, to young experimental physicists, mainly from the Member States of CERN and of JINR.
Tzakhkadzor is situated in the mountains at a height of 2000 meters above sea level, 50 km North of Yerevan in a beautiful natural environment.
The selection of the students will be made by the Organizing Committee; and all applicants will be informed in April 2003 whether or not they have been selected.
physicschool.web.cern.ch /PhysicSchool/2003/yerevan_ann.html   (1053 words)

  
 UrbanRail.Net > Asia > Armenia > YEREVAN Metro
UrbanRail.Net > Asia > Armenia > YEREVAN Metro
Yerevan is the capital of the former Soviet republic of Armenia and has 1.2 million inhabitants.
Initially construction of a partly underground rapid tram was planned.
www.urbanrail.net /as/yere/yerevan.htm   (298 words)

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