Urartian Settlement
Urartian Settlement is an archaeological site in Aragatsotn Province, Armenia. Urartian Settlement is situated nearby to the hill Didikond, as well as near the church Saint Grigor Shrine.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 1 km southwest of Urartian Settlement.
Oshakan bridge
Bridge
Photo: Valen1988, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Oshakan bridge is situated 1¼ km southwest of Urartian Settlement.
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.
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 3 km northwest of Urartian Settlement.
Urartian Settlement
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Categories: tourism, archaeological site, and historic site
- Location: Aragatsotn Province, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude
40.26351° or 40° 15′ 49″ northLongitude
44.3248° or 44° 19′ 29″ eastOpen location code
8HG6787F+CWOpenStreetMap ID
way 458671548OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Russian—“Urartian Settlement” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Ուրարտական բնակատեղի”
- Russian: “Поселение Урарту”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Didikond and Saint Grigor Shrine.
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