Erivan Fortress
| Yerevan Fortress | |
|---|---|
| Left bank of Hrazdan River (in the place of Ararat Wine Factory) Yerevan, Armenia | |
View of Yerevan in 1796 by G. Sergeevich. | |
| Site information | |
| Condition | Demolished |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 40°10′23″N 44°30′10″E / 40.173056°N 44.502778°E |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1582–83 |
| In use | Erivan Sardars' seat (until 1827) Armenian Oblast Governor's(1828–40) Erivan Governorate's Governor (1850–64) |
| Demolished | 1860s–1930s |
| Battles/wars | Turkish-Persian War, 1623-39 Turkish-Persian War, 1722-27 Turkish-Persian War, 1730-36 Russo-Persian War, 1826-28 |
Erivan Fortress or Yerevan Fortress (Armenian: Երևանի բերդը; Yerevani berdë; Persian: قلعه ایروان, Ghaleh-ye Iravân; Russian: Эриванская крепость E'rivanskaya krepost' ) was a 16th-century fortress in Yerevan.