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Yerevan & Amazing - The World's Oldest Continuously Inhabited Cities Part IV

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Yerevan & Amazing - The World's Oldest Continuously Inhabited Cities Part IV - Yerevan (Armenian: Երևան [jɛɾɛˈvɑn]), is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities.[5] Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerevan is the administrative, cultural, and industrial center of the country. It has been the capital since 1918, the thirteenth in the history of Armenia, and the seventh located in or around the Ararat plain. One theory regarding the origin of Yerevan's name is the city was named after the Armenian king, Yervand IV (the Last), the last leader of the Orontid Dynasty, and founder of the city of Yervandashat.[11] However, it is likely that the city's name is derived from the Urartian military fortress of Erebuni (Էրեբունի), which was founded on the territory of modern-day Yerevan in 782 BC by Argishti I. The ancient kingdom of Van (Ararat or Urartu or Biainili), was formed in the 9th century BC in the basin of Lake Van of the Armenian Highland, including the territory of modern-day Yerevan. King Arame was the founder of the state which was one of the most developed states of its age. Yerevan has an average height of 990 m (3,248.03 ft), with a minimum of 865 m (2,837.93 ft) and a maximum of 1,390 m (4,560.37 ft).[30] It is located on to the edge of the Hrazdan River, northeast of the Ararat plain (Ararat Valley), to the center-west of the country. The climate of Yerevan is continental semi-arid (Köppen climate classification: BSk), with the influence of mountain climate, with hot and dry summers and cold and snowy winters. This is attributed to the fact that Yerevan is located on a plain surrounded by mountains and to its distance to the sea and its effects. The summers are usually very hot with the temperature in August reaching up to 40 °C (104 °F), while winters generally carry snowfall and freezing temperatures with January often being as cold as −15 °C (5 °F). More Info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yerevan Yerevan19: Arthur Chapman https://www.flickr.com/photos/arthur_chapman/3649003406 Yerevan20: Forbes Johnston https://www.flickr.com/photos/ambabheg/7466099112 Yerevan21: Nina Stössinger https://www.flickr.com/photos/ninastoessinger/3772078777 Yerevan22: Shaun Dunphy https://www.flickr.com/photos/sjdunphy/5034704620 Yerevan23: Hugo van Schaik https://www.flickr.com/photos/huvas/314825077 Yerevan24: Rita Willaert https://www.flickr.com/photos/rietje/2901208797