FESTIVITIES DEDICATED TO YEREVAN’S 2790TH BIRTHDAY TO BE HELD IN ARMENIA OCT. 10-11
PanARMENIAN.Net
22.09.2008 18:23 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Festivities dedicated to Yerevan’s 2790th birthday
will be held in Armenia October 10-11.
"The solemn opening ceremony will take place in the National Theater
of Opera and Ballet on October 10. Exhibitions and concerts will be
organized. Guests from Iran, Georgia, Russian, Kazakhstan, Moldova
and Latvia will arrive in Yerevan," said Vano Vardanyan, Deputy Mayor
of Yerevan.
The history of Yerevan dates back to the 8th century BC, with the
founding of the Urartian fortress of Erebuni in 782 BC at the western
extremity of the Ararat plain. It has been the capital of Armenia
since 1918 and the twelfth in the history of Armenia.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress