Record No.
MRB-2026-006505
Yerevan, One of the World's Oldest Continuously Inhabited Cities
Human Achievement
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Institutional / General Record
Armenia
Category
Human Achievement
Country
Armenia
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AM )
Achievement Date
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Record Description
Yerevan traces its founding to the Urartian fortress of Erebuni in 782 BC, making it older than Rome. It is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world.
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