Yervandashat (ancient city)
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For the modern-day village in Armenia, see Yervandashat, Armenia.
Yervandashat or Eruandashat (Armenian: Երվանդաշատ (reformed); Երուանդաշատ (classical))[lower-alpha 1] was an Armenian city and one of the historical capitals of Armenia, serving as the capital city between c. 200 BC and 176 BC under the rule of the Orontid dynasty and at the beginning of the rule of their successors, the Artaxiad dynasty. Its ruins are located on a rocky hill near the confluence of the Akhuryan and Aras rivers, on the left bank of the Aras, between the villages of Yervandashat and Bagaran in modern-day Armenia.
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Երուանդաշատ | |
History | |
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Builder | King Orontes IV of Armenia |
Founded | c. 200 BC |
Abandoned | After the 7th century AD |
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