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.
Record no. MRB-2026-006505
Yerevan, One of the World's Oldest Continuously Inhabited Cities
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