Imperiia: a spatial history of the Russian EmpireMain MenuAboutProjectsDashboardsData CatalogMapStoriesGalleriesGamesWho said history was boring?Teach Our ContentCiting the ProjectKelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f5The Imperiia Project // Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Harvard University
Provincial town: Yerivan Area (sq miles): 1,728 Population: 12,310 Population density: 7.1 people per square mile Towns: 5 Trade note: Trade is rather active. Climate note: temperate
Notable features:
two fortresses
Yerivan was taken in the reign of Nicholas I in 1827.
In 1837 a fortress was established in Aleksandropol' in the presence of Emperor Nicholas I.
The wonderful monastery of Echmiadzin is located in Erivan.
