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Yerevan’s 2,793rd Anniversary To Be Celebrated On September 21 Along With 20th Anniversary Of Armenia’s Independence

08.09.2011, 03:14
Armenian government will consider Thursday the Yerevan municipality’s proposal to mark the city day on September 21, the day of declaration of Armenia’s independence, this year.

YEREVAN, September 7. /ARKA/. Armenian government will consider Thursday the Yerevan municipality’s proposal to mark the city day on September 21, the day of declaration of Armenia’s independence, this year.

Explaining the city authorities’ proposal on its official website, the government says that the 20th anniversary of Armenia’s independence will be celebrated in a big way. Therefore it would be reasonable to hold the City Day’s festivities along with the Independence Day celebration.

Yerevan (ancient Urartu kingdom’s Erebuni) was founded in 782 B.C.

Erebuni’s ruins are on Arin-Berd Hill in Yerevan. The city was founded by Urartian King Argishti I.
In accordance with an appropriate governmental decision, the Day of Yerevan is celebrated on the second Saturday of October. --0---