Ujan ( hy, Ուջան, also
Romanize
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d as Udzhan and Udjan) is a town 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 ' ...
.
Ujan is home to the first statue of General
Andranik
Andranik Ozanian, commonly known as General Andranik or simply Andranik;. Also spelled Antranik or Antranig 25 February 186531 August 1927), was an Armenian military commander and statesman, the best known '' fedayi'' and a key figure of the ...
erected in Armenia. It was secretly erected at night on 4 June 1967.
Gallery
Image:Aruchavank-map.png, Map of Ujan and the surrounding region.
See also
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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
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MithilaWorld Gazetteer: Armenia
– World-Gazetteer.com
Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census
*Kiesling, ''Rediscovering Armenia'', p. 17, available online at th
US embassy to Armenia's website
Populated places in Aragatsotn Province
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