Agarak

Agarak is a village in the Ashtarak Municipality of the of . It is located on Amberd River. The modern settlement was founded mainly by emigrants from , Gavash and .
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  • Type: Village with 2,070 residents
  • Description: village in Aragatsotn Province of Armenia
  • Also known as: “Agarak, Aragatsotn”
  • Historically known as: “Akerak” and “Akeran”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Byurakan astrophysic observatory and Artavazik Church.

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The Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory, or Byurakan Observatory is an astronomical owned and operated by the Armenian Academy of Sciences. It is located on the slope of in the village of in . is situated 3 km north of Agarak.

Church
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of the 7th century is located in a stone field one kilometer northeast just a little outside the village of in the of . is situated 3½ km north of Agarak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aghdzk and Voskehat.

Village
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is a village in the Ashtarak Municipality of the of . It is home to the , a large grave monument complex and basilica of the 4th to 5th centuries.

Village
is a village in the Ashtarak Municipality of the of , located on the right bank of Amberd river, 7 km southwest of the provincial capital . is situated 3 km south of Agarak.

Village
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is a village in the Ashtarak Municipality of the of . Not far from the center of the village is the church of Surp Hovhannes, built between the 7th and 12th centuries. The village is home to the Hayasy brewery. is situated 3½ km southeast of Agarak.

Agarak

Latitude
40.30314° or 40° 18′ 11″ north
Longitude
44.27798° or 44° 16′ 41″ east
Population
2,070
Elevation
1,102 metres (3,615 feet)
Open location code
8HG6873H+75
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4057711366
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
617020
Wiki­data ID
Q2414585
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Agarak” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “أغاراك, آراغاتسوتن”
  • Arabic: “أغاراك”
  • Armenian: “Ագարակ”
  • Armenian: “Ագարակավան”
  • Armenian: “Ակերակ” (historical)
  • Armenian: “Ակերան” (historical)
  • Azerbaijani: “Əkərək”
  • Belarusian: “Агарак”
  • Cebuano: “Agarak”
  • Chechen: “Агарак”
  • Chinese: “Agarak”
  • Dutch: “Agarak”
  • Finnish: “Agarak”
  • French: “Agarak”
  • Galician: “Agarak”
  • Georgian: “აგარაკი”
  • German: “Agarak”
  • Italian: “Agarak”
  • Kara-Kalpak: “Agarak”
  • Malay: “Agarak, Ashtarak”
  • Malay: “Agarak”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Agarak”
  • Persian: “آگاراک، آراگاتسوتن”
  • Persian: “آگراک”
  • Polish: “Agarak”
  • Russian: “Агарак”
  • Russian: “Акерак” (historical)
  • Russian: “Акеран” (historical)
  • Spanish: “Agarak”
  • Swedish: “Agarak”
  • Turkish: “Agarak”
  • Turkish: “Ekerek (III)”
  • Ukrainian: “Агарак”
  • Ukrainian: “Аґарак”
  • Urdu: “اگرک، آراگٹسوٹن”
  • Uzbek: “Agarak”
  • Vietnamese: “Agarak, Aragatsotn”
  • Vietnamese: “Agarak”

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