Mount Aragats (Armenian: Արագած, also: Ալագյազ - Alagyaz) is a large andesitic-to-dacitic stratovolcano in northwest Armenia about 40 km northwest of the capital city of Yerevan. It is the highest point in Armenia, located in the province of Aragatsotn, northwest from Yerevan. On its slopes are the Byurakan Observatory and the medieval Amberd Fortress.
Population: 2,707
Latitude: 40° 29' 19.93" N
Longitude: 44° 21' 10.04" E
The 1988 Armenian earthquake, also known as the Spitak earthquake (Armenian: Սպիտակի երկրաշարժ Spitaki yerkrašarž) occurred in the northern region of Armenia (then part of the Soviet Union) on Wednesday, December 7, 1988 at 11:41 local time (07:41 U…
Ashtarak (Armenian: Աշտարակ), is a town in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia, located on the left bank of Kasagh River along the gorge, northwest of the capital Yerevan. It is the administrative centre of the Aragatsotn province. With a population …
Yeghvard (Armenian: Եղվարդ), is a town in the Kotayk Province of Armenia.
The Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory, or Byurakan Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by the Armenian Academy of Sciences.
This is a list of active and extinct volcanoes in Armenia.
Parpi (Armenian: Փարպի) is a village in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. It is home to the 5th-century Tsiranavor Church, with 7th- and 10th-century modifications. There is also S. Grigor or S. Grigor Lusavorich (Gregory the Illuminator) Church a…
Rya Taza (Armenian: Ռյա Թազա) or Ria Taza (meaning "new way" in Kurdish), is a village in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. It was formerly known as Kondakhsaz. Most residents of Rya Taza are Yazidis. The village is home to a ruined Armenian churc…
Ohanavan (Armenian: Օհանավան, also Romanized as Oganavan) 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-century Hovhannavank Monastery. Both the town and t…
Lake Kari (Lake Qari, Armenian: Քարի լիճ) is a lake in Armenia located in the slopes of Mount Aragats mostly formed by ice and snow. It is located 3,190 m above the sea level and has a perimeter of 1,150 m. From Byurakan village an asphalted automob…
Agarak (Armenian: Ագարակ) is a village in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. It is located on Amberd River, and was founded in 1919 by emigrants from Van and Bitlis.
Yeghipatrush (Armenian: Եղիպատրուշ, also Romanized as Eghipatrush; until 1945, Tanjrlu and Tamdzhirlu, from 1945-1992, Mravyan and Mrravyan) is a town in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. During the Soviet period, the town was renamed in honor of …
Tsaghkashen (Armenian: Ծաղկաշեն, also Romanized as Tsakhkashen; until 1950, Takyarlu and Takiarli) is a town in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia.
Tsaghkahovit (Armenian: Ծաղկահովիտ, also Romanized as Tsakhkaovit and Cag'kahovit; until 1946, Gadzhi-Khalil and Haji Khalil) is a town in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. There are many Urartian remains which are in the process of being excavate…
Karbi (Armenian: Կարբի) 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 a…
Alagyaz (Armenian: Ալագյազ; Kurdish: Elegez, also Romanized as Alagëz; until 1938, Mets Dzhamshlu, Bol'shoy Dzhamushli, Dzhamushlu Bol'shoy, Dzhamushli, Mets Jamyshlu, and Mets Jamshlu) is a town in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. Most of the p…
Ushi (Armenian: Ուշի) is a village in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. The town contains a 10th-century chapel, and approximately 1 km outside of the village are the ruins of Saint Sargis Monastery of the 7th to 13th centuries. Under the Chapel o…
Hankavan (Armenian: Հանքավան); formerly known as Mikhaylovka, is a village and a summer resort in the Kotayk Province of Armenia along in the Marmarik River below the Pambak mountains range.
Yernjatap (Armenian: Երնջատափ, also Romanized as Yernjatap’, Yerinjatap, Yerndzhatap, Yerindzhatap, and Ernjatap; until 1949, Karabulag and Ghrabulagh) is a town in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia.