= Yerevan = '''Yerevan''' is the capital and largest city in Armenia. <> ---- == History == The area of Yerevan has been continuously populated since the Bronze Age. It was first settled by the Kura-Araxes culture. The [[Armenia/Monarchs#Kingdom_of_Urartu|kingdom of Urartu]] constructed a fortification here called '''Erebuni''' and later established the cities of '''Teishebaini''' and '''Vagharshapat''' nearby. Teishebaini was however razed by raiding Scythians. Vagharshapat however remained a critical religious center for the Armenian Church. Armenia came to be [[Armenia/Monarchs#As_a_historic_region|occupied by many central Asian powers]] in the coming centuries. In Persian the city was called ''Iravân''. In Russian, ''Erivan''. ---- CategoryRicottone CategoryCity