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Artashat
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Artashat (Armenie: Արտաշատ; Hellenisit as Artaxata: Greek: Ἀρτάξατα), is a ceety on Araks River in the Ararat valley, 30 km sootheast o Yerevan. Being ane o the auldest ceeties o Armenie, Artashat is the caipital o Ararat Province. Modren Artashat is situatit on the Yerevan-Nakhichevan-Baku an Nakhichevan-Tabriz railwa an on Yerevan-Goris-Stepanakert heich-gate. The name o the ceety is derived frae Iranian leids an means the "joy o Arta".[1][3] Foondit bi King Artashes I in 176 B.C., Artashat servit as the caipital o the Kinrick o Armenie frae 185 BC till 120 AD, an wis kent as the Vostan Hayots, the "court" or "seat o the Armenies."[1]
Artashat Արտաշատ | |
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![]() Modren Artashat | |
Coordinates: 39°57′14″N 44°33′02″E | |
Kintra | ![]() |
Marz | Ararat |
Foondit | 176 B.C.[1] |
Govrenment | |
• Mayor | Gagik Muradyan |
Area | |
• Total | 10 km2 (4 sq mi) |
Elevation | 2000 m (7,000 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 25,300 |
• Density | 2530/km2 (6,600/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+4 (GMT+4) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+5 (GMT+5) |
Website | Artashat official website |
Sources: Population [2] |
Present-day Artashat is a mid-sizit ceety an haes a population o 25,300 fowk. It is locatit 5 km northwast frae historical Artashat.