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St. Shoghakat Church

St. Shoghakat Church

Shoghakat has a unique architecture that is called domed hall. The interior has a vaulted…

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Duduk and its Music

Duduk and its Music

The duduk, the Armenian oboe, is a single or double reed wind instrument made of…

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Garni Temple to Mythra

Garni Temple to Mythra

Garni Temple is located in Kotayk Region which is some 35 km southwest of Yerevan.…

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Daily Tours and Excursions

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Getik Valley Rural Tour

Getik Valley Rural Tour

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Ararat Region

 

Area - 1995 km 2

Population - 311400

Administrative Center - Artashat City

Distance from Yerevan to Artashat -  29 km

Lakes - Sev Lich, Azat water reserv., Armush, Vanki Lich, Karalich

Rivers - Araks (Arax), Azat, Hrazdan, Yotnakunk

Highest Mountains - Yeranos, Kotuts, Vishapasar

Big Cities - Artsahsat (adm. center), Ararat town, Vedi, Masis

 

Popular and interesting sights - archaeological sites of ancient Dvin, Artashat  and Kakavaberd fortress, Khosrov national park (Khosrov forest), KhorVirap Monastery.

The history of today’s Artashat city goes back as early as the 176 BC, when the Armenian King ArtashesI  founded the city in the Vostan Hayots canton. According to the the century  Armenian History Movses Khorenatsi, Artashes liked the position of the hills which was the location of the confluence of the Yeraskh and Metsamor rivers. The Greek historians Plutarch and Strabo give in their accounts the version that the city Artashat was built and developed on the advice of the Carthaginian general Hannibal.

 

 

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