Ashtarak

Ashtarak ( ) is a town in the Ashtarak Municipality of the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia, located on the left bank of Kasagh River along the gorge, 20 km northwest of the capital Yerevan. It is the administrative centre of the province and an important crossroad of routes for the Yerevan–Gyumri–Vanadzor triangle.

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Ashtarak is a town in Armenia's Aragatsotn Province, located about 20 kilometers northwest of Yerevan along the Kasagh River gorge, and serves as the administrative center of the province. The town is strategically important as a major crossroads connecting the three Armenian cities of Yerevan, Gyumri, and Vanadzor.

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Settlement.official_name: Ashtarak
Settlement.native_name: Աշտարակ
Settlement.image_skyline: Ashtarak coll. 2012.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: From top left: Ashtarak town • Ashtarak bridge of 1664Karmravor Church • Saint Marianeh Church • Surp Sarkis ChurchHouse-museum of Perch Proshyan • the statue of Nerses Ashtaraketsi
Settlement.imagesize: 300px
Settlement.image_seal: Coat of Arms of Ashtarak.png
Settlement.pushpin_map: Armenia#Aragatsotn
Settlement.mapsize: 150px
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Armenia
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Aragatsotn
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Ashtarak
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Tovmas Shahverdyan
Settlement.established_title: First mentioned
Settlement.established_date: 9th century

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Աշտարակ
Population: 21600
Area: 7.5
Elevation: 1110
Official website: ashtarak.am
Image: P8252523 Ashtarak.JPG
Dialing code: (232)

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Commons category: Ashtarak
Commons gallery: Ashtarak
postal code: 0201–0205
native label: Աշտարակ
time of earliest written record: 0801-00-00

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23 sections

Contents

Etymology
History
Early history and Middle Ages
Modern history
Geography
Climate
Demographics
Culture
Historical monuments
Churches of Spitakavor, Karmravor and Tsiranavor
Saint Marianeh Church
Saint Sarkis Church
''Ashtarak Walnut Festival''
Transportation
Economy
Education
Sport
International relations
Twin towns – Sister cities
Notable people
See also
References
External links

The town plays a great role in the national economy as well as the cultural life of Armenia through several industrial enterprises and cultural institutions. It has developed as a satellite town of Yerevan. The nearby village of Mughni is part of the Ashtarak municipality.