Erivan Fortress
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For the ancient fortress in (Erebuni) Yerevan, Armenia built in 782 B.C., see Erebuni Fortress.
Erivan Fortress or Yerevan Fortress (Armenian: Երևանի բերդը; Yerevani berdë; Persian: قلعه ایروان, Ghaleh-ye Iravân; Russian: Эриванская крепость E'rivanskaya krepost' ) was a 16th-century fortress in Yerevan.
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Yerevan Fortress | |
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Left bank of Hrazdan River (in the place of Ararat Wine Factory) Yerevan, Armenia | |
Coordinates | 40.173056°N 44.502778°E / 40.173056; 44.502778 |
Site information | |
Condition | Demolished |
Site history | |
Built | 1582–83 (1582–83)[1] |
In use | Erivan Sardars' seat (until 1827) Armenian Oblast Governor's(1828–40) Erivan Governorate's Governor (1850–64) |
Demolished | 1860s–1930s [clarification needed] |
Battles/wars | Turkish-Persian War, 1623-39 Turkish-Persian War, 1722-27 Turkish-Persian War, 1730-36 Russo-Persian War, 1826-28 |
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