Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 5 engagements

Yerevan: contested ground

The ground around Yerevan was fought over 5 times between 1603 and 1827: 1 battle and 4 sieges, in 3 different wars. All 5 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Siege of YerevanSiege of ErivanSiege of ErivanSiege of ErivanCapture of ErivanCapture of ErivanErzurumNaxcivanAğrıKarsSakiStepanakertKapanGoycay200 km40.182N, 44.515E
5 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Siege of Yerevan, 1603Siege of Erivan, 1616Siege of Erivan, 1804Siege of Erivan, 1808Capture of Erivan, 182716031827
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
26 September 1603Siege of YerevanYerevan
11 September 1616Siege of ErivanYerevanOttoman–Safavid War
July 1804Siege of ErivanYerevanRusso-Persian War of 1804–13
1808Siege of ErivanYerevanRusso-Persian War of 1804–13
1 October 1827Capture of ErivanYerevanRusso-Persian War of 1826–28

Contested ground is computed: recorded sites within six kilometres of one another, three or more engagements, in more than one war or across more than fifty years. Coordinates are those recorded in Wikidata and can be approximate.