Historical capitals of Armenia
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A list of the historic capitals of Armenia.[1]
| # | City | Years | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1[2] | Armavir | 331–210 BC | Orontid Dynasty |
| 2 | Yervandashat | 210-176 BC | Orontid Dynasty and Artaxiad Dynasty |
| 3 | Artaxata (Artashat) | 176-77 BC and 69 BC-120 AD | Artaxiad Dynasty |
| 4 | Tigranocerta (Tigranakert) | 77–69 BC | |
| 5 | Vagharshapat | 120–330 | Arsacid Dynasty |
| 6 | Dvin | 336–428 | |
| 7 | Bagaran | 885–890 | Bagratid (Bagratuni) period |
| 8 | Shirakavan | 890–929 | |
| 9 | Kars | 929–961 | |
| 10 | Ani | 961–1045 | |
| 11 | Sis | 1080–1375 | Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia |
| 12 | Yerevan | 1918–1920 and 1991-present | First Republic of Armenia (1918-20) (Third) Republic of Armenia (since 1991) |
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