Yerevan
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 centre o the kintra. It haes been the caipital syne 1918, the thirteent in the history o Armenie.
Yerevan Երևան | |
|---|---|
Ceety | |
 Yerevan skyline wi Munt Ararat in the backgrund | |
 Banner  Seal | |
  Yerevan Location o Yerevan in Armenie | |
| Coordinates: 40°11′N 44°31′E / 40.183°N 44.517°ECoordinates: 40°11′N 44°31′E / 40.183°N 44.517°E | |
| Kintra | Armenie |
| Established | 782 BC |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor | Karen Karapetyan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 300 km2 (100 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 989.4 m (3,246.1 ft) |
| Population (2009) | |
| • Total | 1,119,000 |
| • Density | 4896/km2 (12,680/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (GMT+4) |
| Area code(s) | +374 10 |
| Website | www.yerevan.am |
| Sources: Yerevan city area [1] Sources: City population [2] | |
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The history o Yerevan dates back tae the 8t century BC, wi the foondin o the fortress o Erebuni in 782 BC bi king 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 Armenie 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 growthe 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 sic 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 nor a third o aw the population o Armenie.
Sports
eeditThe 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 componed o boxin an karate trainin facilities, soummin 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 bein 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 thare 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 tap chess players an is nummer sax on the Aprile 2008 FIDE rankins.
Internaitional relations
eeditYerevan is member o 6 internaitional organisations: 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
eeditCurrently, 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 | Roushie
|
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
eedit- ↑ Armstat Yerevan
- ↑ "Armenia's Population" (PDF).
- ↑ Katsenelinboĭgen, Aron (1990). The Soviet Union: Empire, Nation and Systems. New Brunswick: Transaction Publishers. p. 143. ISBN 0887383327.
- ↑ "Population of each district in Yerevan according to the city's official website". Yerevan.am. Archived frae the original on 13 Januar 2009. Retrieved 2 Julie 2010.
- ↑ "32nd Chess Olympiad: Yerevan 1996". Retrieved 1 Mey 2008.
- ↑ "AIMF: Liste des membres". Archived frae the original on 26 October 2010. Retrieved 27 December 2010.
- ↑ "Yerevan expanding its international relations" (in Armenian). © 2005-2009 www.yerevan.am. Retrieved 14 September 2010. freemit airtin in
|publisher=(help) - ↑ "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. Archived frae the original on 19 Julie 2009. Retrieved 17 Julie 2009.
- ↑ "Bratislava City - Twin Towns". © 2003-2008 Bratislava-City.sk. Retrieved 26 October 2008.
- ↑ Prefeitura.Sp - Descentralized Cooperation Archived 2008-12-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "International Relations - São Paulo City Hall - Official Sister Cities". Prefeitura.sp.gov.br. Retrieved 2 Julie 2010.
- ↑ "Yerevan official web: Sister cities: Nice". Archived frae the original on 6 October 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2010.
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