Artashavan ( hy, Արտաշավան; formerly, Ilanchalan), is a village in the
Aragatsotn Province
Aragatsotn ( hy, Արագածոտն, ) is a province ('' marz'') of Armenia. It is located in the western part of the country. The capital and largest city of the province is the town of Ashtarak. The Statistical Committee of Armenia reported i ...
of
Armenia
Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ''O ...
. In the village to the northeast, is the restored 7th-century Surp Amenaprkich Church. The villages of
Lusaghbyur and
Nigatun
Nigatun ( hy, Նիգատուն) is an abandoned village in the Ashtarak Municipality of the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia
Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of ...
are also within the community of Artashavan.
Gallery
Image:Church Surb Amenaprkich, Artashavan 02.jpg, S. Amenaprkich Church
Image:Church Surb Amenaprkich, Artashavan 03.jpg, S. Amenaprkich Church
Image:Church Surb Amenaprkich, Artashavan 04.jpg, S. Amenaprkich Church
Image:Church Surb Amenaprkich, Artashavan 05.jpg, S. Amenaprkich Church
Notable people
*
Kyaram Sloyan
Kyaram or Qyaram Sloyan ( hy, Քյարամ Սլոյան; 27 April 1996 – 1/2 April 2016) was an Artsakh Defense Army soldier who was killed during the 2016 Armenian–Azerbaijani clashes. After his death, he was beheaded, with videos and pictur ...
See also
*
Aragatsotn Province
Aragatsotn ( hy, Արագածոտն, ) is a province ('' marz'') of Armenia. It is located in the western part of the country. The capital and largest city of the province is the town of Ashtarak. The Statistical Committee of Armenia reported i ...
References
*
*
*Kiesling, ''Rediscovering Armenia'', p. 21, available online at th
US embassy to Armenia's website
Populated places in Aragatsotn Province
Yazidi populated places in Armenia
{{Aragatsotn-geo-stub