Ohanavan
Sign in to saveOhanavan () is a village in the Ashtarak Municipality of the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. Ohanavan was resettled in 1828 by emigrants from Muş. On a nearby escarpment sits the 13th-century Hovhannavank Monastery. Both the town and the monastery are situated atop a steep gorge carved by the Kasagh river.
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Ohanavan
- Settlement.native_name
- Օհանավան
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Ohanavan.JPG
- Settlement.image_caption
- The village of Ohanavan.
- 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.population_as_of
- 2011
- Settlement.population_total
- 2,312
- Settlement.utc_offset
- +4
- Settlement.utc_offset_DST
- +5
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 440
- Elevation
- 1330
- Image
- Ohanavan.JPG
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- Ohanavan
- inception
- 1828-00-00
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Ohanavan () is a village in the Ashtarak Municipality of the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. Ohanavan was resettled in 1828 by emigrants from Muş. On a nearby escarpment sits the 13th-century Hovhannavank Monastery. Both the town and the monastery are situated atop a steep gorge carved by the Kasagh river.
== Recent Discoveries == In February 2024, a medieval rock-hewn tomb was uncovered in Ohanavan. Discovered by a local resident during excavation, the tomb has been documented by the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture, and Sport, with plans for further archaeological study. ==Gallery== thumb|center|Ohanavan and the Hovhannavank Monastery are situated atop a steep gorge carved by the Kasagh river
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