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==Symbols==
[[File:Mount Ararat and the Yerevan skyline.jpg|thumb|[[Mount Ararat]], the national symbol of Armenia, dominates the Yerevan skyline.<ref name="Worldwide Destinations">{{cite book|last1=Boniface|first1=Brian|last2=Cooper|first2=Chris|last3=Cooper|first3=Robyn|title=Worldwide Destinations: The Geography of Travel and Tourism|date=2012|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-0-415-52277-9|page=338|edition=6th|quote=The snow-capped peak of Ararat is a holy mountain and national symbol for Armenians, dominating the horizon in the capital, Erevan, yet it is virtually inaccessible as it lies across the border in Turkey.}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Avagyan|first1=Ṛafayel|title=Yerevan—heart of Armenia: meetings on the roads of time|date=1998|publisher=[[Union of Writers of Armenia]]|page=17|quote=The sacred biblical mountain prevailing over Yerevan was the very visiting card by which foreigners came to know our country.}}</ref>]]
The principal symbol of Yerevan is Mount Ararat, which is visible from any area in the capital. The [[Seal (emblem)|seal]] of the city is a crowned lion on a pedestal with a shield that has a depiction of Mount Ararat on the upper part and half of an [[Armenian eternity sign]] on the bottom part. The emblem is a rectangular [[shield]] with a blue border.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.yerevan.am/index.php?page=emblem&lang=eng |title=Symbols and emblems of the city |publisher=Yerevan.am |access-date=2 July 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090113182323/http://www.yerevan.am/index.php?page=emblem&lang=eng |archive-date=13 January 2009  }}</ref>

On 27 September 2004, Yerevan adopted an anthem, "Erebuni-Yerevan", using lyrics written by [[Paruyr Sevak]] and set to music composed by [[Edgar Hovhannisyan]]. It was selected in a competition for a new anthem and new flag that would best represent the city. The chosen flag has a white background with the city's seal in the middle, surrounded by twelve small red triangles that symbolise the twelve historic capitals of Armenia. The flag includes the three colours of the [[Flag of Armenia|Armenian National flag]]. The lion is portrayed on the orange background with blue edging.{{CN|date=May 2026}}