This article lists the historic and present capitals of Armenia.[1]
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Armenian capital cities on a reagional map
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City
Period
Years
Duration, years
1
Tushpa (Van)
Kingdom of Ararat
832 BC–590 BC
242
2[2]
Armavir
Orontid dynasty
331–210 BC
121
3
Yervandashat
Orontid dynasty and Artaxiad dynasty
210–176 BC
34
4
Artaxata (Artashat)
Artaxiad dynasty
177–76 BC and 69 BC–120 AD
99 and 189
5
Tigranocerta (Tigranakert)
77–69 BC
8
6
Vagharshapat
Arsacid dynasty
120–330
210
7
Dvin
336–428
92
8
Bagaran
Bagratid (Bagratuni) period
885–890
5
9
Shirakavan[3]
890–929
39
10
Kars
929–961
32
11
Ani
961–1045
84
12
Tarsus
Armenian Principality of Cilicia
1080–1198
118
13
Sis
Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
1198–1375
177
14
Yerevan
Republic of Armenia (1918–1920) Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic (1920–1991) Republic of Armenia (since 1991)
1918–present
106
14–15
Stepanakert
NKAO (1921–1991) Artsakh (1991–2023)
1921–2023
101
^Avetisyan, Kamsar [in Armenian] (1979). Հայրենագիտական էտյուդներ [Armenian studies sketches] (in Armenian). Yerevan: Sovetakan Grogh. p. 279. 2 Նշված քաղաքները եղել են մայրաքաղաք հետևյալ հերթականությամբ։ Արմավիր 190—160 թթ. (մ. թ. ա.), Արտաշատ (160—77 թթ. մ. թ. ա.), Տիգրանակերտ 77—69 թթ. (մ. թ. ա.), Արտաշատ 69 թ. (մ. թ. ա.) — 120 թ. (մեր թվագրության), Վաղարշապատ 120—330 թթ. (մեր թվագրության), Դվին 336—428 (մեր թվագրության), Բագարան 428—933 թթ. (մեր թվագրության), Ղարս 933—957 թթ. (մեր թվագրության), Անի 957—1045 թթ. (մեր թվագրության)։
^Petrossyan, Armen; Tiratsyan, Nvard (2012). "Հայոց առաջին մայրաքաղաք Արմավիրը պաշտամունքային կենտրոն [The First Capital of Armenia Armavir as a Cult Center]". Patma-Banasirakan Handes (in Armenian) (1): 169–184.
^"Map of Europe in 900 A.D." Archived from the original on 2018-10-03. Retrieved 2018-10-03.
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