Yerevan
| Yerevan Երևան |
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  Yerevan
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| Coordinates: 40°11′N 44°31′E / 40.183°N 44.517°E | |||
| Kintra | Armenie | ||
| Established | 782 BC | ||
| Govrenment | |||
| - Mayor | Karen Karapetyan | ||
| Aurie | |||
| - Tot | 300 km2 (115.8 sq mi) | ||
| Hicht | 989.4 m (3,246 ft) | ||
| Indwallers (2009) | |||
| - Tot | 1,119,000 | ||
| - Densitie | 4,896/km2 (12,680.6/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | GMT+4 (UTC+4) | ||
| - Simmer (DST) | GMT+5 (UTC+5) | ||
| Aurie code(s) | +374 10 | ||
| Wabsteid | www.yerevan.am | ||
| Sources: Yerevan city area [1] Sources: City population [2] | |||
Yerevan (Armenie: Երևան or Երեւան, Armenian pronunciation: [jɛɾɛˈvɑn]) is the caipital an lairgest ceety o Armenie an ane o the warld's auldest continuously-inhabitit ceeties. Situatit alang the Hrazdan River, Yerevan is the admeenistrative, cultural, an industrial center o the kintra. It haes been the caipital syne 1918, the thirteent in the history o Armenie.
The history of Yerevan dates back tae the 8t century BC, wi the foondin o the fortress o Erebuni in 782 BC bi keeng Argishti I at the wastren extreme o the Ararat plain.[3] Efter Warld War I, Yerevan became the caipital o the Democratic Republic o Armenie as thoosans o survivors o the Armenian Genocide settled in the aurie. The ceety expandit rapidly durin the 20t century as Armenie became ane o the fifteen republics in the Soviet Union. In fiftie years, Yerevan wis transformed frae a toun o a few thoosan residents athin the Roushie Empire, tae Armenie's principal cultural, airtistic, an industrial center, as well as becomin the seat o naitional govrenment.
Wi the growth o the economy o the kintra, Yerevan haes been unnergoin major transformation as mony pairts o the ceety hae been the recipient o new construction syne the early 2000s, an retail ootlets such as restaurants, shops an street cafes, which wur rare durin Soviet times, hae multiplied.
In 2009, the population o Yerevan wis estimatit tae be 1,119,000 fowk wi the agglomeration aroond the ceety regroupin 1,245,700 fowk (2007 offeecial estimate),[4] mair than a third o aw the population o Armenie.
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Sports[edit]
The maist played an popular sport in Yerevan is fitbaa. Yerevan haes mony fitbaa clubs wi five in the 2010 saison o the Armenian Premier League.
| Club | Stadium |
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| FC Banants | Banants Stadium |
| Kilikia FC | Hrazdan Stadium |
| Mika FC | Mika Stadium |
| Pyunik FC | Republican Stadium |
| Ulisses FC | Hrazdan Stadium |
Yerevan haes fower major stadiums which are Banants Stadium, Mika Stadium, Republican Stadium an Hrazdan Stadium, alang wi twa sma anes; Nairi Stadium an Erebuni Stadium. Hrazdan is the main an biggest stadium which an aa hooses a sports complex that is composed o boxin an karate trainin facilities, swimmin puil, basketbaw arena an tennis courts.
The biggest indoor arena o the ceety an the whole kintra is the Karen Demirchyan Sports an Concerts Complex, which is maistly uised for Figure Skatin shows an concerts.
Armenie haes aye excelled in chess wi its players being vera aften amang the heichest ranked an decoratit. The heidquarters o the Armenian Chess Federation is locatit in the Kentron (central destrict) in Yerevan an there exists plenty o chess clubs in the ceety. In 1996, despite a severe economic crisis, Yerevan hostit the 32nt Chess Olympiad.[5] In 2006, the fower members frae Yerevan o the Armenie chess team wan the 37t Chess Olympiad in Turin an repeatit the feat at the 38t Chess Olympiad in Dresden. The Yerevan-born leader o this team, Levon Aronian, is currently ane o the warld's top chess players an is number sax on the Aprile 2008 FIDE rankins.
Internaitional relations[edit]
- Main airticle: Leet_o_twin_touns_an_sister_ceeties_in_Asie#Armenie
Yerevan is member o 6 internaitional organizations: the "International Assembly of CIS Countries' Capitals an Big Cities" (MAG), the "Black Sea Capitals' Association" (BSCA), the "International Association of Francophone Mayors"[6] (AIMF), the "Organization of World Heritage Cities" (OWHC), the "International Association of Large-scale Communities" an the "International Urban Community Lighting Association" (LUCI).
Twin touns — sister ceeties[edit]
Currently, Yerevan haes thirty seester an pairtner ceeties.[7]
| Ceety | Kintra | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Carrara |  Italy |
Syne 1965 |
| Podgorica |  Montenegro |
Syne 1974 |
| Antananarivo |  Madagascar |
Syne 1981 |
| Cambridge, MA |  Unitit States |
Syne 1987[8][9] |
| Marseille |  Fraunce |
Syne 1992 |
| Athens |  Greece |
Syne 1993 |
| Lyon | Fraunce |
Syne 1993[10] |
| Stavropol |  Roushie |
Syne 1994 |
| Isfahan |  Iran |
Syne 1995 |
| Kiev |  Ukraine |
Syne 1995 |
| Moscow | Roushie |
Syne 1995 |
| Odessa | Ukraine |
Syne 1995 |
| Florence | Italy |
Syne 1996 |
| Tbilisi |  Georgie |
Syne 1996 |
| Beirut |  Lebanon |
Syne 1997 |
| Damascus |  Sirie |
Syne 1997 |
| Saunt Petersburg | Roushie |
Syne 1997 |
| Paris | Fraunce |
Syne 1998 |
| Montreal |  Canadae |
Syne 1998 |
| Volgograd | Roushie |
Syne 1998 |
| Bratislava |  Slovakie |
Syne 2001[11] |
| Minsk |  Belaroushie |
Syne 2002 |
| São Paulo |  Brazil |
Syne 2002[12][13] |
| Chişinău |  Moldovae |
Syne 2005 |
| Rostov-on-Don | Russia |
Syne 2005 |
| Rio de Janeiro | Brazil |
Syne 2007 |
| Los Angeles | Unitit States |
Syne 2007 |
| Nice | Fraunce |
Syne 2007[14] |
| Delhi |  Indie |
Syne 2008 |
| Sofia |  Bulgarie |
Syne 2008 |
| Shanghai |  Cheenae |
Syne 2009 |
| Beijing | Cheenae |
Syne 2011 |
| Venice | Italy |
Syne 2011 |
References[edit]
- ↑ Armstat Yerevan
- ↑ Armenia's Population.
- ↑ Katsenelinboĭgen, Aron (1990). The Soviet Union: Empire, Nation and Systems. New Brunswick: Transaction Publishers.
- ↑ Population of each district in Yerevan according to the city's official website. Yerevan.am. Retrieved on 2 Julie 2010. .
- ↑ 32nd Chess Olympiad: Yerevan 1996. Retrieved on 1 Mey 2008. .
- ↑ AIMF: Liste des membres.
- ↑ Error on call to Template:cite web: Parameters url and title must be specified. © 2005-2009 www.yerevan.am. Retrieved on 14 September 2010. .
- ↑ "A Message from the Peace Commission: Information on Cambridge's Sister Cities," 15 February 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-12.
- ↑ Richard Thompson. "Looking to strengthen family ties with 'sister cities'," Boston Globe, 12 October 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-12.
- ↑ Partner Cities of Lyon and Greater Lyon. © 2008 Mairie de Lyon. Retrieved on 17 Julie 2009. .
- ↑ Bratislava City - Twin Towns. © 2003-2008 Bratislava-City.sk. Retrieved on 26 October 2008. .
- ↑ Prefeitura.Sp - Descentralized Cooperation[deid airtin]
- ↑ International Relations - São Paulo City Hall - Official Sister Cities. Prefeitura.sp.gov.br. Retrieved on 2 Julie 2010. .
- ↑ Yerevan official web: Sister cities: Nice.
