What is the capital of Armenia?

Yerevan sits along the Hrazdan River on a high plateau in the Ararat plain, with the twin peaks of Mount Ararat dominating its skyline to the south.

Yerevan is the capital and seat of government of Armenia, a role it has held since 1918. Armenia itself has an estimated population of 3,086,700 (2025).

Yerevan is also the largest city in Armenia, which is the usual arrangement, though it is far from universal: see the countries where capital and largest city differ.

Yerevan is one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities, founded as the Urartian fortress of Erebuni by King Argishti I in 782 BC.

Yerevan has been the capital of Armenia since 1918, when it became the capital of the first independent Republic of Armenia; it remained the capital through the Soviet era and after independence in 1991.

Home to over a third of Armenia's people, Yerevan is the country's largest city and its political, cultural and economic centre.

It is nicknamed the 'Pink City' after the colour of the volcanic tuff stone used in many of its buildings.

City facts sourced from Wikipedia: Yerevan.

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