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THE 2790TH ANNIVERSARY OF YEREVAN CITY WILL BE CELEBRATED WITH SPLENDID FESTIVITIES ON OCTOBER 11
arminfo
2008-08-04 11:08:00
ArmInfo. The 2790th Anniversary of Yerevan city will be celebrated
with large-scale festivities on October 11, Head of the Municipal
Department for Culture, Youth and Sport Affairs Kamo Movsisyan told
media Monday. 'In conformity with a governmental decision, Yerevan Day
will be celebrated every year on the second Saturday of October. This
year it will be October 11;, he said. 'We are going to turn that day
into a citywide holiday that will be this year even more splendid
than last year', he said.
K. Movsisyan underlined that many foreign delegations and tourists will
arrive in Yerevan to attend the festivities. 'Over 20 foreign cities
have already expressed desire to participate in the event', he said.
Argishtis I - a son and successor of Menuas, he continued the series of
conquests initiated by his predecessors. Victorious against Assyria, he
conquered the northern part of Syria and made Urartu the most powerful
state in the post-Hittite Near East. He also expanded his kingdom
north to the Lake Sevan conquering much of Diauehi and the Ararat
Valley. Argishtis built the fortress of Erebuni in 782 BC, and the
fortress of Argishtikhinili, in 776 BC. The cornerstone with the date
of Yerevan's foundation engraved on can be found at Yerevan Municipal
Museum. Yerevan was declared the capital of the Republic Armenia on
28 may 1918. Yerevan Day is celebrated every year in mid October.
arminfo
2008-08-04 11:08:00
ArmInfo. The 2790th Anniversary of Yerevan city will be celebrated
with large-scale festivities on October 11, Head of the Municipal
Department for Culture, Youth and Sport Affairs Kamo Movsisyan told
media Monday. 'In conformity with a governmental decision, Yerevan Day
will be celebrated every year on the second Saturday of October. This
year it will be October 11;, he said. 'We are going to turn that day
into a citywide holiday that will be this year even more splendid
than last year', he said.
K. Movsisyan underlined that many foreign delegations and tourists will
arrive in Yerevan to attend the festivities. 'Over 20 foreign cities
have already expressed desire to participate in the event', he said.
Argishtis I - a son and successor of Menuas, he continued the series of
conquests initiated by his predecessors. Victorious against Assyria, he
conquered the northern part of Syria and made Urartu the most powerful
state in the post-Hittite Near East. He also expanded his kingdom
north to the Lake Sevan conquering much of Diauehi and the Ararat
Valley. Argishtis built the fortress of Erebuni in 782 BC, and the
fortress of Argishtikhinili, in 776 BC. The cornerstone with the date
of Yerevan's foundation engraved on can be found at Yerevan Municipal
Museum. Yerevan was declared the capital of the Republic Armenia on
28 may 1918. Yerevan Day is celebrated every year in mid October.