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| {{Infobox ancient site | |||
| | name = Yervandashat | |||
| | native_name = Երվանդաշատ | |||
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| | image = Old Yervandashat.jpg | |||
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| | caption = The heights on the right bank of ] are the site of ancient Yervandashat | |||
| | map_type = Turkey | |||
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| | map_size = 275 | |||
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| | coordinates = {{coord|40|07|N|43|39|E|display=inline,title}} | |||
| | location = 1 km east of the current village of ], on the right bank of ] in modern-day ] | |||
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| | builder = King ] of Armenia | |||
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| | built = 210 BC | |||
| | abandoned = 360 | |||
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| }} | |||
| '''Yervandashat''' ({{lang-hy|Երվանդաշատ}}), was an ]n city and one of the ], serving as a capital city between 210 and 176 BC during the ] rule over Armenia and the beginning of their successors; the ]. | |||
| ==History== | |||
| Yervandashat was built around 210 BC by the last Orontid king ] of Armenia. It was at a height on the right bank of ], in the '''Arsharunik''' canton of ] province of ]. Its site is 1 km east {{clarify|date=February 2015|reason=Isn't Turkey west of Armenia?}} of the modern Armenian village of ], in the current ] ].{{fact|date=October 2016}} | |||
| According to ], Orontes founded Yervandashat to replace ] as his ] after Armavir had been left dry by a shift of the ]. | |||
| Ancient Yervandashat was destroyed by the army of the ]n King ] in the 360s AD.<ref></ref> | |||
| The archaeological site has not been subject of major research, but preliminarily, the fortifications and some remains of palaces have been uncovered. | |||
| ==References== | |||
| {{reflist}} | |||
| {{Historic capitals of Armenia}} | |||
| ] | |||
| ] | |||
| ] | |||
| {{Iğdır-geo-stub}} | |||
| {{Turkey-archaeology-stub}} | |||
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