Aragatsotn Province

Aragatsotn (Armenie: Արագածոտն) is a province (marz) o Armenie. It is in the wast o the kintra, an its caipital is Ashtarak. The name means "a fuit o Aragats" (the heichest muntain o the Republic o Armenie). Durin the Arsacid Dynasty o the Kinrick o Armenie, the region wis pairt o the Ayrarat province. It wis ruled bi the Amatuni noble family wi its caipital at Oshakan.

Location o Aragatsotn athin Armenie

The region is primarily inhabitit bi Armenians but an aa haulds a significant Yazidi Kurdish minority.

Aragatsotn's wastren edge forms pairt o Armenie's border wi Turkey. It an aa borders the follaein marzer:

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

Aragatsotn an aa shares a sma border wi Yerevan in its soothwast atween its borders wi Kotayk an Armavir.

Commonties

The province o Aragatsotn consists o the follaein 114 commonties (hamaynkner), o which 3 (bauld in the table) are considered urban an 111 are considered rural. The diveesion belaw is bi raion, the admeenistrative subdiveesions o Armenie afore 1995.

Ashtarak	Aparan	Aragats	Talin
Agarak Aghtsk Antarut Aragatsotn Artashavan Aruch Ashtarak Avan Bazmaghbyur Byurakan Dprevank Ghazaravan Karbi Kosh Lernarot Nor Amanos Nor Yedesia Ohanavan Orgov Oshakan Parpi Saghmosavan Sasunik Shamiram Tegher Ujan Ushi Verin Sasunik Voskehat Voskevaz	Aparan Apnagyugh Ara Aragats Chknagh Dzoraglukh Hartavan Jrambar Kuchak Lusagyugh Mulki Nigavan Norashen Saralanj Shenavan Tsaghkashen Ttujur Vardenis Vardenut Yeghipatrush Yernjatap	Alagyaz Amre Taza Avshen Berkarat Derek Geghadir Geghadzor Gegharot Hnaberd Jamshlu Lernapar Melikgyugh Mirak Norashen Ortachya Rya Taza Sangyar Shenkani Sipan Tsaghkahovit Tsilkar Vardablur	Agarakavan Akunk Aragats Areg Arteni Ashnak Avtona Barozh Baysz Dashtadem Davtashen Dian Garnahovit Getap Ghabaghtapa Gyalto Hakko Hatsashen Irind Kakavadzor Karmrashen Katnaghbyur Lusakn Mastara Nerkin Bazmaberd Nerkin Sasunashen Nor Artik Partizak Shgharshik Sorik Suser Talin Tlik Tsaghkasar Tsamakasar Verin Bazmaberd Verin Sasunashen Vosketas Yeghnik Zarinja Zovasar

Gallery

• Aragatsotn
• 
  Cathedral o Talin, 7t century
• 
  Saghmosavank Monastery, 13t century
• 
  Monument tae the Battle o Bash Abaran
• 
  Armenian alphabet pairk near Aparan
• 
  Byurakan Observatory

See an aa

• Munt Aragats
• Yazidis in Armenie

References

• Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Naitional Statistical Service o the Republic o Armenie

Freemit airtins

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