Oshakan bridge
Oshakan bridge is a bridge in Aragatsotn Province, Armenia. Oshakan bridge is situated nearby to Saint Mesrop Mashtots church, as well as near Armenian Alphabet.Photo: Valen1988, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Bridge
- Description: cultural heritage monument of Armenia
- Also known as: “Oshakan Bridge”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Saint Mesrop Mashtots church.
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 250 metres north of Oshakan bridge.
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. Sasunik is situated 2½ km east of Oshakan bridge.
Voskevaz
Village
Photo: Liveon001, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Voskevaz is a village in the Ashtarak Municipality of the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. 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. Voskevaz is situated 2½ km northwest of Oshakan bridge.
Oshakan bridge
- Categories: cultural property and transportation
- Location: Aragatsotn Province, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude
40.25651° or 40° 15′ 23″ northLongitude
44.31465° or 44° 18′ 53″ eastInception
1691—1706Open location code
8HG67847+JVOpenStreetMap ID
way 1301126798OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridgeWikidata ID
Q42869619
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Turkish—“Oshakan bridge” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Բազմածախ”
- Armenian: “Օշականի կամուրջ”
- Azerbaijani: “Oşakan körpüsü”
- Russian: “Базмацах”
- Russian: “мост в Ошакане”
- Russian: “Ошаканский мост”
- Swedish: “Osjakan (bro)”
- Swedish: “Osjakanbron”
- Turkish: “Oşakan Köprüsü”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Armenian Alphabet and Թուխ Մանուկ եկեղեցի.
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