Oshakan
Oshakan is an archaeological site in Aragatsotn Province, Armenia and has an elevation of 1,022 metres. Oshakan is situated nearby to the village Sasunik, as well as near Karin.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Saint Mesrop Mashtots church and Oshakan bridge.
Saint Mesrop Mashtots church
Church
Saint Mesrop Mashtots Church is an Armenian Apostolic church in Oshakan that contains the grave of Mesrop Mashtots, the inventor of the Armenian alphabet. Saint Mesrop Mashtots church is situated 1¼ km west of Oshakan.
Oshakan bridge
Bridge
Photo: Valen1988, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Oshakan bridge is situated 1½ km west of Oshakan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oshakan and Sasunik.
Oshakan
Village
Photo: Liveon001, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Oshakan is a village in the Ashtarak Municipality of the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia located 3 kilometers southwest from Ashtarak. It is well known to historians and pilgrims of the Armenian Apostolic Church as the site of the grave of Mesrop Mashtots, the inventor of the Armenian alphabet.
Sasunik
Village
Photo: Ahaik, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sasunik is a village in the Ashtarak Municipality of the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. It was founded as a collective farm in 1955, and villagers were resettled from the old village of Sasunik in 1960.
Karin
Village
Karin, is a village in the Ashtarak Municipality of the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia.
Oshakan
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Aragatsotn Province, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude
40.26111° or 40° 15′ 40″ northLongitude
44.33069° or 44° 19′ 51″ eastElevation
1,022 metres (3,353 feet)Open location code
8HG6786J+C7GeoNames ID
11231281
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In Other Languages
“Oshakan” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Oshakan”
- Armenian: “Օշական”
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