Yerevan, Armenia

E106494

Yerevan, Armenia is the capital and largest city of Armenia, known for its ancient history, distinctive pink tuff stone architecture, and location in the Ararat Valley near Mount Ararat.

All labels observed (12)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf capital city
city
capitalOf Armenia
climateType continental climate
country Armenia
elevationAboveSeaLevel approximately 990 m
foundedBy King Argishti I of Urartu
linked to: Argishti I
foundedInYear 782 BC
hasAirport Zvartnots International Airport
hasLandmark Cascade Complex
Erebuni Fortress Museum
linked to: fortress of Erebuni

Matenadaran
Opera Theater of Yerevan
Republic Square
Saint Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral
Tsitsernakaberd Memorial
linked to: Tsitsernakaberd
hasMayor Tigran Avinyan
hasMetroSystem Yerevan Metro
hasMunicipalStatus community of Armenia
hasOfficialLanguage Armenian
linked to: Armenian language
hasPopulation over 1 million
hasPredecessorSettlement Erebuni Fortress
linked to: fortress of Erebuni
hasSisterCity Beirut
Cairo
Chișinău
Damascus
Fresno
Isfahan
Los Angeles
Lyon
Marseille
Montreal
Rostov-on-Don
São Paulo
Tbilisi
hasUniversity National Polytechnic University of Armenia
Yerevan State University
isCulturalCenterOf Armenia
isEconomicCenterOf Armenia
isPoliticalCenterOf Armenia
knownFor Soviet-era urban planning
ancient history
pink tuff stone architecture
largestCityOf Armenia
locatedIn Ararat Plain
linked to: Ararat plain

South Caucasus
Western Asia
linked to: Western Eurasia
locatedInTimeZone UTC+4
locatedNear Mount Ararat
populationAsOf 2020s
traversedByRiver Hrazdan River

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (79)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Athens, Georgia hasSisterCity Yerevan, Armenia
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty hasOfficeIn Yerevan
linked to: Yerevan, Armenia
South Caucasus capitalOfRegion Yerevan
linked to: Yerevan, Armenia
South Caucasus hasMajorCity Yerevan
linked to: Yerevan, Armenia
Krefeld twinTown Jerevan
subject linked to: Krefeld, Germany
linked to: Yerevan, Armenia
Armenian Genocide memorialLocation Yerevan
linked to: Yerevan, Armenia
First Republic of Armenia capital Yerevan
linked to: Yerevan, Armenia
First Republic of Armenia capital Erevan
linked to: Yerevan, Armenia
Etchmiadzin Cathedral near Yerevan
linked to: Yerevan, Armenia
Ijevan hasMainRoadConnection Yerevan
linked to: Yerevan, Armenia
Mikhail Piotrovsky placeOfBirth Yerevan
linked to: Yerevan, Armenia
Armenia Time usedInCapitalCity Yerevan
subject linked to: Armenia Time (AMT)
linked to: Yerevan, Armenia
Vanadzor countryCapital Yerevan
linked to: Yerevan, Armenia
Vanadzor roadConnection Yerevan
linked to: Yerevan, Armenia
Vanadzor railConnection Yerevan
linked to: Yerevan, Armenia
Zhytomyr hasTwinTown Yerevan
linked to: Yerevan, Armenia
Armenian dram monetaryAuthorityLocation Yerevan
linked to: Yerevan, Armenia
President of Armenia seat Yerevan
linked to: Yerevan, Armenia
Flag of Armenia capitalCityFlownIn Yerevan
linked to: Yerevan, Armenia
Mount Aragats near Yerevan
linked to: Yerevan, Armenia
National Olympic Committee of Armenia headquartersLocation Yerevan
linked to: Yerevan, Armenia
Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic capital Yerevan
linked to: Yerevan, Armenia
Gyumri hasRailConnectionTo Yerevan
linked to: Yerevan, Armenia
Kura–Araxes culture archaeologicalSite Shengavit (Yerevan)
linked to: Yerevan, Armenia
Vagharshapat locatedNear Yerevan
linked to: Yerevan, Armenia
Mesrop Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts locatedInCity Yerevan
linked to: Yerevan, Armenia
Mesrop Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts locatedIn Yerevan, Armenia
Mesrop Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts locatedIn Kentron District, Yerevan
linked to: Yerevan, Armenia
Mesrop Mashtots Avenue, Yerevan locatedIn Yerevan
linked to: Yerevan, Armenia
Mesrop Mashtots Avenue, Yerevan partOf Yerevan city center
linked to: Yerevan, Armenia
Karmir Blur locatedIn Yerevan
linked to: Yerevan, Armenia
Robert Kocharyan residence Yerevan
linked to: Yerevan, Armenia
fortress of Erebuni locatedIn Yerevan
linked to: Yerevan, Armenia
fortress of Erebuni locatedNear present-day Yerevan
linked to: Yerevan, Armenia
Tsitsernakaberd locatedIn Yerevan
linked to: Yerevan, Armenia
Parliament of Armenia locatedIn Yerevan
linked to: Yerevan, Armenia
Hovhannes Kajaznuni deathPlace Yerevan
linked to: Yerevan, Armenia
Alexander Khatisian residence Yerevan
linked to: Yerevan, Armenia
Armenian Revolutionary Federation headquartersLocation Yerevan
linked to: Yerevan, Armenia
Armavir Province bordersProvince Yerevan (capital community)
linked to: Yerevan, Armenia
Hamo Ohanjanyan workLocation Yerevan
linked to: Yerevan, Armenia
Sergei Parajanov hasWorkLocation Yerevan
linked to: Yerevan, Armenia
Sergei Parajanov burialPlace Yerevan
linked to: Yerevan, Armenia
Viktor Ambartsumian International Prize locationOfCeremony Yerevan
linked to: Yerevan, Armenia
Tyumen twinnedWith Yerevan
linked to: Yerevan, Armenia
Noyemberyan hasRoadConnectionTo Yerevan
linked to: Yerevan, Armenia
Dilijan roadDistanceTo Yerevan
linked to: Yerevan, Armenia
Tbilisi–Yerevan service connects Yerevan
linked to: Yerevan, Armenia
Tbilisi–Yerevan service terminatesIn Yerevan
linked to: Yerevan, Armenia
Tbilisi Central railway station connectsToCity Yerevan
linked to: Yerevan, Armenia