Aragatsotn is a province (marz

Marz

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) of Armenia

Armenia

Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...

. It is in the west of the country, and its capital is Ashtarak

Ashtarak

Ashtarak is an industrial city in Armenia, on the left bank of Kasagh River along the gorge, approximately 20 km north-west of the capital Yerevan, at a height of 1110 meters above sea level. It is the administrative capital of Aragatsotn province...

. The name means "a foot of Aragats

Mount Aragats

Mount Aragats , Alagoz - is a large andesitic-to-dacitic stratovolcano in NW Armenia about 40 km NW of the capital city of Yerevan. It is the highest point in Armenia, located in the province of Aragatsotn, northwest from Yerevan. Located on its slopes are the Byurakan Observatory and the...

" (the highest mountain of the Republic of Armenia

Armenia

Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...

). During the Arsacid Dynasty

Arsacid Dynasty of Armenia

The Arsacid dynasty or Arshakuni dynasty ruled the Kingdom of Armenia from 54 AD to 428 AD. Formerly a branch of the Iranian Parthian Arsacids, they became a distinctly Armenian dynasty. Arsacid Kings reigned intermittently throughout the chaotic years following the fall of the Artaxiad Dynasty...

 of the Kingdom of Armenia, the region was part of the Ayrarat

Ayrarat

Ayrarat was a province of old Armenia . The main city was Oshakan. It is believed that the name Ayrarat is the Armenian equivalent of the toponym Urartu ....

 province. It was ruled by the Amatuni

Amatuni

Amatuni was an ancient Armenian noble family, known from the 4th century in the canton of Artaz, between lakes Van and Urmia, with its center at Shavarshan , and subsequently also at Aragatsotn, west of Lake Sevan, with the residence at Oshakan.- History :Probably of Caspio-Median origin, this...

 noble family with its capital at Oshakan

Oshakan

This article is about a town in Armenia. For the city in Japan, see Osaka.Oshakan is a village in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia located 8 kilometers southwest from Ashtarak...

.

The region is primarily inhabited by Armenians

Armenians

Armenian people or Armenians are a nation and ethnic group native to the Armenian Highland.The largest concentration is in Armenia having a nearly-homogeneous population with 97.9% or 3,145,354 being ethnic Armenian....

 but also holds a significant Yazidi

Yazidi

The Yazidi are members of a Kurdish religion with ancient Indo-Iranian roots. They are primarily a Kurdish-speaking people living in the Mosul region of northern Iraq, with additional communities in Transcaucasia, Armenia, Turkey, and Syria in decline since the 1990s – their members emigrating to...

 Kurdish

Kurdish people

The Kurdish people, or Kurds , are an Iranian people native to the Middle East, mostly inhabiting a region known as Kurdistan, which includes adjacent parts of Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey...

 minority.

Aragatsotn's western edge forms part of Armenia's border with Turkey

Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

. It also borders the following marzer:

• Shirak - north
• Lori - northeast
• Kotayk - east
• Armavir - south

Aragatsotn also shares a small border with Yerevan

Yerevan

Yerevan is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's oldest continuously-inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerevan is the administrative, cultural, and industrial center of the country...

 in its southwest between its borders with Kotayk and Armavir.

Communities

The province of Aragatsotn consists of the following 114 communities (hamaynkner), of which 3 (bold in the table) are considered urban and 111 are considered rural. The division below is by raion

Raion

A raion is a type of administrative unit of several post-Soviet countries. The term, which is from French rayon 'honeycomb, department,' describes both a type of a subnational entity and a division of a city, and is commonly translated in English as "district"...

, the administrative subdivisions of Armenia before 1995.

Ashtarak	Aparan	Aragats	Talin
Agarak Agarak, Ashtarak Agarak is a town in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. The town sits on the Amberd River, and was founded in 1919 by emigrants from Van and Bitlis.- References :**Kiesling, Rediscoving Armenia, p. 16, available online at the... Aghtsk Aghtsk Aghtsk is a town on the slopes of Mount Aragats in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. The town contains a large 4th century grave monument complex. According to Armenian lore, Shapur II of Persia exhumed the bones of the Armenian kings and took them to Persia symbolically taking Armenia's power... Antarut Antarut Antarut until 1949, Inaklu) is a town in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. The town contains ancient khachkars.- References :**Kiesling, Rediscoving Armenia, p. 15, available online at the... Aragatsotn Aragatsotn (village) Aragatsotn is a village in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. Aragatsotn was a former sovkhoz , founded in 1971.- References :**Kiesling, Rediscoving Armenia, p. 17, available online at the... Artashavan Artashavan Artashavan is a town in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. The town contains the ruins of a 7th century church.- References :*Kiesling, Rediscoving Armenia, p. 21, available online at the... Aruch Aruch Aruch is a town in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. It is located on the southern part of Mount Aragats. The town dates back to the 6th century when it was the winter camp of the royal armies. It was later made to a permanent base by Grigor Mamikonian . The village is the location of the 7th... Ashtarak Ashtarak Ashtarak is an industrial city in Armenia, on the left bank of Kasagh River along the gorge, approximately 20 km north-west of the capital Yerevan, at a height of 1110 meters above sea level. It is the administrative capital of Aragatsotn province... Avan Avan, Aragatsotn Avan is a town in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. The population is largely Kurdish. The village is home to the basilica style church of Surb Astvatsatsin that sits along a street just off of the main road beside the town cemetery. The large cemetery contains many khachkars from the 13th-18th... Bazmaghbyur Byurakan Byurakan Byurakan is a town in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia on the slope of Mount Aragats. The town contains the basilica of Saint Hovhannes of the 10th c. and Artavazik Church of the 7th c. with a huge 13th c. khachkar monument directly across the ravine. It is also the site of the Byurakan... Dprevank Dprevank Dprevank is a town in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. The town is on the road from Dzoragyugh to Tsakhkasar.- References :*Kiesling, Rediscoving Armenia, p. 19, available online at the... Ghazaravan Ghazaravan Ghazaravan is a town in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. Nearby, there are Bronze Age fortresses.- References :**Kiesling, Rediscoving Armenia, p. 15, available online at the... Karbi Karbi, Armenia Karbi is a village in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia situated near the town of Ashtarak. Within the area is a triple-nave basilica of S. Astvatsatsin dated to 1691-93 with an unattached adjacent belfry of 1338. In the village are also S. Gevorg or S... Kosh Kosh, Armenia Kosh is a village in the Ashtarak district, Aragatsotn province, Armenia, about 18 km south-west of the district centre Ashtarak. The town is attested as Kvash in early Christian times. In the town are ruins of a 13th century church - Saint Grigor - and a castle which has yielded... Lernarot Lernarot Lernarot is a town in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia.- References :**Kiesling, Rediscoving Armenia, p. 17, available online at the... Nor Amanos Nor Amanos Nor Amanos is a town in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. The town started as a sovkhoz .- References :**Kiesling, Rediscoving Armenia, p. 18, available online at the... Nor Yedesia Nor Yedesia Nor Yedesia is a town in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. Nor Yedesia was a former sovkhoz founded in 1975.- References :**Kiesling, Rediscoving Armenia, p. 17, available online at the... Ohanavan Ohanavan Ohanavan is a town in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. Ohanavan was resettled in 1828 by emigrants from Muş. On a nearby escarpment sits the 13th c. Hovhannavank Monastery. Both the town and the monastery are situated atop a steep gorge carved by the Kasagh river.- References :* –... Orgov Orgov Orgov is a town in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. Orgov is home to large radio-astronomy telescopes and remains of a Bronze Age fort.- References :**Kiesling, Rediscoving Armenia, p. 17, available online at the... Oshakan Oshakan This article is about a town in Armenia. For the city in Japan, see Osaka.Oshakan is a village in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia located 8 kilometers southwest from Ashtarak... Parpi Parpi Parpi is a village in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. Within the village is a 5th century church. The 5th to 6th century Armenian chronicler and historian Ghazar Parpetsi was born at Parpi... Saghmosavan Sasunik Sasunik Sasunik is a town in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. The town was founded as a collective farm in 1955, and villagers were added from the old town of Sasunik in 1960. The community of Sasunik includes the town of Karin.- References :... Shamiram Shamiram, Armenia Shamiram is a town in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia.- References :*... Tegher Ujan Ujan Ujan is a town in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. Ujan contains a large statue of General Andranik, an Armenian national hero.- References :** – World-Gazetteer.com**Kiesling, Rediscoving Armenia, p. 17, available online at the... Ushi Ushi Ushi is a village in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. Until the Russian conquest in 1828, Ushi was the administrative center of the Sayyidli-Aksakhali Mahal . The town contains a small 10th century chapel, and approximately 1 km outside of the village are the ruins of Saint Sargis Monastery of... Verin Sasunik Verin Sasunik Verin Sasunik is a town in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. The town was depopulated in 1960 and resettled in 1989.- References :*Kiesling, Rediscoving Armenia, p. 17, available online at the... Voskehat Voskehat, Aragatsotn Voskehat is a town in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. The town has remains of a fourteenth century church.- References :**Kiesling, Rediscoving Armenia, p. 16, available online at the... Voskevaz Voskevaz Voskevaz is a village in the Aragatsotn province of Armenia. Not far from the center of the village, is the church of Surb Hovhannes, built from the 7th to 12th c.- References :* – World-Gazetteer.com*...	Aparan Aparan Aparan is a town in Armenia, located in the Aragatsotn province, about 50 kilometers north-north-west of Yerevan... Apnagyugh Apnagyugh Apnagyugh also Romanized as Ap’nagyugh and Apnagyukh; formerly, Akina-Gök) is a town in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia.- References :*Kiesling, Rediscoving Armenia, p. 21, available online at the... Ara Aragats Aragats, Aparan Aragats is a town in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia.- References :* – World-Gazetteer.com*Kiesling, Rediscoving Armenia, p. 21, available online at the... Chknagh Dzoraglukh Dzoraglukh Dzoraglukh is a town in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. The town's church, dedicated to Saint Hovhannes , dates from the 10th to the 12th century.- References :*Kiesling, Rediscoving Armenia, p. 22, available online at the... Hartavan Hartavan Hartavan is a town in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia.In Hartavan was born Rafik Khachatryan .-References:*Kiesling, Rediscoving Armenia, p. 21, available online at the... Jrambar Jrambar Jrambar is a town in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. The economy of the town is intertwined with the nearby Aparan dam and Aparan reservoir, which supplies drinking water to Yerevan.- References :... Kuchak Kuchak Kuchak is a town in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. The town was founded in 1829-30, and named for Nahapet Kuchak, a 16th century bard.- References :* – World-Gazetteer.com*... Lusagyugh Lusagyugh, Aragatsotn Lusagyugh is a village in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia, located just 1 km north-east of the town of Aparan.The village's church dates from 1887, but there is a ruined church from the 4th century nearby.- References :... Mulki Mulki, Armenia Mulki is a town in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia.- References :*Kiesling, Rediscoving Armenia, p. 22, available online at the... Nigavan Nigavan Nigavan is a town in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. The town has a cyclopean fort.- References :*Kiesling, Rediscoving Armenia, p. 22, available online at the... Norashen Norashen, Aparan Norashen is a town in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia.- References :*Kiesling, Rediscoving Armenia, p. 23, available online at the *... Saralanj Saralanj, Aragatsotn Saralanj is a town in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia.- References :*... Shenavan Shenavan, Aragatsotn Shenavan is a village in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia.- References :* – World-Gazetteer.com*Kiesling, Rediscoving Armenia, p. 21, available online at the... Tsaghkashen Ttujur Ttujur, Aragatsotn Ttujur is a town in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. The town's church is dedicated to Saint Harutyun. The town also contains a 17th century shrine called "Karmir Vank" .- References :... Vardenis Vardenis, Aragatsotn Vardenis is a town in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. The town has a 19th century church.- References :*Kiesling, Rediscoving Armenia, p. 22, available online at the... Vardenut Vardenut Vardenut is a town in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. The town was settled in 1829 by emigrants from Persia as part of the exchange of populations under the Treaty of Turkmenchay.- References :... Yeghipatrush Yeghipatrush Yeghipatrush is a town in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. During the Soviet period, the town was renamed in honor of Askanaz Mravyan, Soviet Armenian Cultural Commissar. The town has a 10th to 13th century church of Surb Astvatsatsin... Yernjatap Yernjatap Yernjatap is a town in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia.- References :*Kiesling, Rediscoving Armenia, p. 22, available online at the...	Alagyaz Alagyaz Alagyaz is a town in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. Most of the population are Yezidis. The town has a cheese factory.- References :*Kiesling, Rediscoving Armenia, p. 23, available online at the... Amre Taza Avshen Avshen Avshen is a town in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia.- References :*Kiesling, Rediscoving Armenia, p. 23, available online at the... Berkarat Derek Derek, Armenia Derek is a town in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. The town contains a ruined church ascribed to the 5th century.- References :*Kiesling, Rediscoving Armenia, p. 23, available online at the... Geghadir Geghadir, Aragatsotn Geghadir is a town in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia.- References :*... Geghadzor Gegharot Gegharot Gegharot is a town in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia.- References :*... Hnaberd Hnaberd, Aragatsotn Hnaberd is a town in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. The town has a 5th century church. There is a large Urartian fortress nearby.- References :* – World-Gazetteer.com*Kiesling, Rediscoving Armenia, p. 23, available online at the... Jamshlu Jamshlu Jamshlu is a town in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia.- References :*... Lernapar Lernapar Lernapar is a town in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia.- References :*Kiesling, Rediscoving Armenia, p. 23, available online at the... Melikgyugh Melikgyugh Melikgyugh is a town in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia.- References :* – World-Gazetteer.com*Kiesling, Rediscoving Armenia, p. 22, available online at the... Mirak Mirak, Armenia Mirak is a town in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. The town's 5th century church is in ruins.- References :*Kiesling, Rediscoving Armenia, p. 22, available online at the... Norashen Ortachya Ortachya Ortachya is a town in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia.- References :*Kiesling, Rediscoving Armenia, p. 23, available online at the... Rya Taza Sangyar Sangyar Sangyar is a town in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia.- References :*Kiesling, Rediscoving Armenia, p. 23, available online at the... Shenkani Shenkani Shenkani is a town in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia.- References :*Kiesling, Rediscoving Armenia, p. 22, available online at the... Sipan Sipan, Armenia Sipan is a town in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia.- References :*Kiesling, Rediscoving Armenia, p. 23, available online at the... Tsaghkahovit Tsaghkahovit Tsaghkahovit is a town in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. There are many Urartian remains which are in the process of being excavated.- References :* – World-Gazetteer.com*Kiesling, Rediscoving Armenia, p. 23, available online at the... Tsilkar Tsilkar Tsilkar is a town in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia.- References :*... Vardablur Vardablur, Aragatsotn Vardablur is a town in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia.- References :*Kiesling, Rediscoving Armenia, p. 23, available online at the...	Agarak Agarak, Talin Agarakavan is a town in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. The town was populated by emigrants from Van in 1920.- References :* – World-Gazetteer.com**Kiesling, Rediscoving Armenia, p. 18, available online at the... Akunk Akunk, Aragatsotn Akunk is a town in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. The town was founded in 1829.- References :**Kiesling, Rediscoving Armenia, p. 18, available online at the... Aragats Aragats, Talin Aragats is a village in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. It has two schools.- References :* – World-Gazetteer.com*Kiesling, Rediscoving Armenia, p. 20, available online at the... Areg Arteni Arteni Arteni is a town in the Aragatsotn province of Armenia.The town contains a wine factory.- References :* – World-Gazetteer.com*Kiesling, Rediscoving Armenia, p. 20, available online at the... Ashnak Ashnak Ashnak is a town in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. The town is known from the 5th century, but was relocated to its present site in 1830. The town's environs include the ruins of a 10th century chapel, a 5th century church, and ancient fort... Avtona Avtona Metsadsor is a town in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. Most inhabitants are Yezidis, and the town's name means "waterless" in Kurdish.- References :**Kiesling, Rediscoving Armenia, p. 18, available online at the... Barozh Barozh Barozh is a town in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia.- References :*Kiesling, Rediscoving Armenia, p. 20, available online at the... Baysz Dashtadem Davtashen Davtashen, Aragatsotn Davtashen is a town in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia.- References :**Kiesling, Rediscoving Armenia, p. 18, available online at the... Dian Dian, Armenia Dian is a town in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia.- References :*... Garnahovit Getap Getap, Aragatsotn Getap is a town in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia.- References :*... Ghabaghtapa Gyalto Gyalto Gyalto is a town in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia.- References :*... Hakko Hakko Hakko is a town in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia.- References :*... Hatsashen Irind Irind Irind is a town in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia located about 30 km east of the Turkish border. Irind was founded in 1921 by survivors of the Armenian Genocide who had fled from Mush and Sasun... Kakavadzor Kakavadzor, Aragatsotn Kakavadzor is a town in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia.- References :**Kiesling, Rediscoving Armenia, p. 18, available online at the... Karmrashen Karmrashen, Talin Karmrashen is a town in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. The town has a Saint Astvatsatsin church of 1865, a rock cut shrine, ruins of a fort, and numerous khachkars.- References :*Kiesling, Rediscoving Armenia, pp. 18–19, available online at the... Katnaghbyur Katnaghbyur, Aragatsotn Katnaghbyur is a town in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. The town has the ruins of a 5th century church.- References :** – World-Gazetteer.com*Kiesling, Rediscoving Armenia, p. 18, available online at the... Lusakn Lusakn Lusakn is a town in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia.- References :*Kiesling, Rediscoving Armenia, p. 20, available online at the... Mastara Mastara Mastara is a town in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. In the town there is a 5th century Armenian church, the Church of St. John, Mastara.- References :*... Nerkin Bazmaberd Nerkin Bazmaberd Nerkin Bazmaberd is a town in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. The population descends from refugees from Western Armenia in 1915.- References :* – World-Gazetteer.com*... Nerkin Sasunashen Nerkin Sasunashen Nerkin Sasunashen is a town in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. The town has the foundations of a 7th century monastery. The town also contains a granite stele marking the crash site of a United States Air Force C-130 shot down by Soviet MiGs on September 2, 1958, in which 17 US personnel were... Nor Artik Nor Artik Nor Artik is a town in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia.- References :*Kiesling, Rediscoving Armenia, p. 20, available online at the... Partizak Partizak Partizak is a town in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia.- References :*Kiesling, Rediscoving Armenia, p. 18, available online at the... Shgharshik Sorik Sorik Sorik is a town in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia.- References :*Kiesling, Rediscoving Armenia, p. 20, available online at the... Suser Suser Suser is a town in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia.- References :*Kiesling, Rediscoving Armenia, p. 20, available online at the... Talin Talin Talin is a town in the Aragatsotn province of Armenia. It has a population of 5,371. The seventh century Talin Cathedral is located in the town.- History :... Tlik Tlik Tlik is a town in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia.- References :*... Tsaghkasar Tsamakasar Tsamakasar Tsamakasar is a town in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. The town is the site of bronze age burials being excavated.- References :* Kiesling, Rediscoving Armenia, p. 20, available online at the... Verin Bazmaberd Verin Bazmaberd Verin Bazmaberd is a town in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia.- References :* * Kiesling, Rediscoving Armenia, p. 18, available online at the... Verin Sasunashen Verin Sasunashen Verin Sasunashen is a town in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia.- References :*... Vosketas Vosketas Vosketas is a town in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia.- References :* Kiesling, Rediscoving Armenia, p. 19, available online at the... Yeghnik Zarinja Zovasar Zovasar Zovasar is a town in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia.- References :* Kiesling, Rediscoving Armenia, p. 19, available online at the...

External links

• Aragatsotn guide with detailed descriptions, by Rick Ney
• Aragatsotn Tourist Guide