Aratashen

Aratashen is a town in the of . It is located on the . Aratashen has about 3,000 residents and an elevation of 849 metres.
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Photo: Dminasyan, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Metsamor site.

Museum
Photo: Sonashen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is the remains of an old fortress located to the southwest of the village of , in the . While a belief was long held according to which the city of Metsamor was destroyed by the Urartians during the Iron Age, researchers now believe it was destroyed by Scythian or Cimmerian nomads. is situated 3½ km west of Aratashen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Khoronk and Taronik.

Village
is a town in the of . The town's church dates to 1880.

Village
Photo: Sonashen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village in the of . The Iron Age settlement of is located only 1 km southwest of .

Village
is a town in the Armavir Province of . The town is named in honor of Russian writer and diplomat Alexandr . is situated 4 km southeast of Aratashen.

Aratashen

Latitude
40.12913° or 40° 7′ 45″ north
Longitude
44.22682° or 44° 13′ 37″ east
Population
3,000
Elevation
849 metres (2,785 feet)
Open location code
8HG646HG+MP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1380065866
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
866082
Wiki­data ID
Q632887
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Aratashen” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “أراتاشين”
  • Armenian: “Arratashen”
  • Armenian: “Առատաշեն”
  • Azerbaijani: “Böyük Zeyvə”
  • Azerbaijani: “Kiçik Zeyvə”
  • Belarusian: “Араташэн”
  • Chechen: “Араташен”
  • Chechen: “Арташен”
  • Chinese: “Aratashen”
  • Dutch: “Aratashen”
  • French: “Aratashen”
  • Georgian: “არატაშენი”
  • Greek: “Αρατασέν”
  • Italian: “Aratashen”
  • Japanese: “アラタシェン”
  • Malay: “Aratashen”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Aratashen”
  • Persian: “آراتاشن”
  • Polish: “Arrataszen”
  • Russian: “Араташен”
  • Scots: “Aratashen”
  • Spanish: “Aratashen”
  • Turkish: “Aratashen”
  • Turkish: “Küçük Zeyve”
  • Ukrainian: “Араташен”
  • Uzbek: “Aratashen”
  • Vietnamese: “Aratashen”

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