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| 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 of the modern Armenian village of ], in the current ] ]. | 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 ] ]. | ||
| According to ], Orontes founded Yervandashat to replace ] as his ] after Armavir had been left dry by a shift of the ]. | According to ], Orontes founded Yervandashat to replace ] as his ] after Armavir had been left dry by a shift of the ]. | ||
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- For the modern village called Yervandashat, see Yervandashat, Armenia.
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 The heights on the right bank of Aras River are the site of ancient Yervandashat | |
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| Location | 1 km east of the current village of Yervandashat, Armenia, on the right bank of Aras River in modern-day Turkey |
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| Builder | King Orontes IV of Armenia |
| Founded | 210 BC |
| Abandoned | 360 |
Yervandashat (Template:Lang-hy), was an Armenian city and one of the 13 historic capitals of Armenia, serving as a capital city between 210 and 176 BC during the Orontid rule over Armenia and the beginning of their successors; the Artaxiad dynasty.
History
Yervandashat was built around 210 BC by the last Orontid king Orontes IV of Armenia. It was at a height on the right bank of Aras River, in the Arsharunik canton of Ayrarat province of Armenia Major. Its site is 1 km east of the modern Armenian village of Yervandashat, in the current Turkish Province of Iğdır.
According to Movses Khorenatsi, Orontes founded Yervandashat to replace Armavir as his capital after Armavir had been left dry by a shift of the Arax River.
Ancient Yervandashat was destroyed by the army of the Persian King Shapur II in the 360s.
The archaeological site has not been subject of major research, but preliminarily, the fortifications and some remains of palaces have been uncovered. Some historians speculate that this might be a site of early human contact with advanced extraterrestrial lifeforms, as evidenced by some of the murals found in the city depicting what appear to be alien spacecraft.
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