Byurakan

Byurakan is a city in located on the volcano Aragats. It is a good place to sleep to then climb Mount Aragats.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Artavazik Church and Byurakan astrophysic observatory.

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 Byurakan in the of .

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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 Byurakan in .

Church
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is an early 13th-century Armenian monastery and church located on the southeastern slopes of near the modern village of , and across the gorge from the village of Byurakan in the of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Antarut and Orgov.

Village
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is a village in the Ashtarak Municipality of the of .

Village
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is a village in the Ashtarak Municipality of the of . is home to the and remains of a Bronze Age fort.

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. is situated 3½ km south of Byurakan.

Byurakan

Latitude
40.3387° or 40° 20′ 19″ north
Longitude
44.2689° or 44° 16′ 8″ east
Population
4,620
Elevation
1,489 metres (4,885 feet)
Open location code
8HG687Q9+FG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1123568385
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
616791
Wiki­data ID
Q2305036
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Armenian—“Byurakan” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بيوراكان”
  • Armenian: “Byurakan”
  • Armenian: “Բյուրական”
  • Armenian: “Պիրտական”
  • Armenian: “Փիրական”
  • Azerbaijani: “Byurakan”
  • Bavarian: “Bjurakan”
  • Belarusian: “Бюракан”
  • Catalan: “Biurakan”
  • Cebuano: “Byurakan”
  • Chechen: “Бюракан”
  • Chinese: “Byurakan”
  • Chinese: “布拉堪”
  • Czech: “Bjurakan”
  • Danish: “Byurakan”
  • Dutch: “Byurakan”
  • Esperanto: “Bjurakan”
  • Estonian: “Bjurakan”
  • Finnish: “Byurakan”
  • French: “Byurakan”
  • Georgian: “ბიურაკანი”
  • German: “Bjurakan”
  • German: “Byowrakan”
  • Greek: “Μπιουρακάν”
  • Italian: “Biurakan”
  • Italian: “Bjurakan”
  • Italian: “Burakan”
  • Italian: “Byurakan”
  • Japanese: “ビュラカン”
  • Malay: “Byurakan”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Byurakan”
  • Persian: “بویورخان”
  • Persian: “بیوراکان”
  • Polish: “Bjurakan”
  • Portuguese: “Biuracã”
  • Romanian: “Biurakan, Aragațotn”
  • Russian: “Бюракан”
  • Spanish: “Byurakan”
  • Swedish: “Bjurakan”
  • Turkish: “Büyürken”
  • Turkish: “Byurakan”
  • Ukrainian: “Бюракан”
  • Uzbek: “Byurakan”
  • Vietnamese: “Byurakan”
  • Western Armenian: “Բիւրական”

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