  Day of Yerevan to be celebrated October 11April 28, 2008 - 15:55 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The 2790th birthday of Yerevan will be celebrated on October 11, said Kamo Movsisyan, head of the division for cultural, youth and sports affairs at the Yerevan Mayor's Office."The Day of Yerevan is celebrated on the second Saturday of October. This year the date is October 11," he said. "The Mayor's Office is developing the program of festivities. We want this day to be a city-wide holiday. Numerous foreign delegations and tourists will arrive in our capital to attend the events," he said, Novosti Armenia reports. The history of Yerevan dates back to the 8th century BC, with the founding of the Urartian fortress of Erebuni in 782 BC. Its foundation stone is kept in the Erebuni Museum. It has been the capital of Armenia since 1918 and the twelfth in the history of Armenia.   Top stories As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said.   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
