Yervandashat

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Yervandashat was an ancient city that served as one of the royal capitals of the historical Kingdom of Armenia.

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Surface form Occurrences
Arevashat 1

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient city
former capital city
archaeologicalSite yes
associatedDynasty Artaxiad dynasty NERFINISHED
Orontid dynasty NERFINISHED
capitalDuring Orontid dynasty NERFINISHED
early Artaxiad dynasty
capitalOf Kingdom of Armenia NERFINISHED
country Kingdom of Armenia NERFINISHED
currentCountry Turkey NERFINISHED
currentProvince Iğdır Province NERFINISHED
foundedBy Orontes IV NERFINISHED
foundedInCentury 3rd century BC
foundedInPeriod Hellenistic period NERFINISHED
founderDynasty Orontid dynasty NERFINISHED
hasArchaeologicalRemains building foundations
ceramic finds
fortifications
hasCulturalContext Ancient Armenian civilization
hasHeritageType archaeological heritage site
hasLanguageOfName Armenian
hasRiver Aras River NERFINISHED
historicalRegion Ancient Armenia NERFINISHED
knownFrom classical sources
locatedIn Ararat Plain NERFINISHED
Armenia NERFINISHED
locatedNear modern Turkish–Armenian border
locatedOn left bank of the Aras River
nameMeaning Joy of Orontes NERFINISHED
nearModernSettlement Yervandashat village, Armavir Province, Armenia NERFINISHED
partOf Artaxiad Kingdom of Armenia NERFINISHED
Orontid Kingdom of Armenia NERFINISHED
regionHistoric Armenian Highlands NERFINISHED
regionNow South Caucasus NERFINISHED
replaced Armavir NERFINISHED
replacedAsCapital Armavir NERFINISHED
replacedAsCapitalBy Artaxata NERFINISHED
replacedBy Artaxata NERFINISHED
role center of royal administration
royal capital of the Kingdom of Armenia
timeOfFlourishing Hellenistic era NERFINISHED
usedAs administrative center
political center
royal residence

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kingdom of Armenia capital Yervandashat
Armavir Province containsVillage Yervandashat
this entity surface form: Arevashat