Voskehat ( hy, Ոսկեհատ) is a village in the
Ashtarak Municipality
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 ...
of 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
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, located on the right bank of Amberd river, 7 km southwest of the provincial capital
Ashtarak
Ashtarak (Armenian: ), is a town and urban municipal community in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia, located on the left bank of Kasagh River along the gorge, northwest of the capital Yerevan. It is the administrative centre of the Aragatsotn pr ...
. It is surrounded by the villages of
Agarak from the north,
Voskevaz from the east and
Lernamerdz from the south. It has an average elevation of 1025 meters above sea level.
History
The villages was founded in 1829-30 after the
Treaty of Turkmenchay
The Treaty of Turkmenchay ( fa, عهدنامه ترکمنچای; russian: Туркманчайский договор) was an agreement between Qajar Iran and the Russian Empire, which concluded the Russo-Persian War (1826–28). It was second ...
. However, the area has been settled by human during the
Iron Age
The Iron Age is the final epoch of the three-age division of the prehistory and protohistory of humanity. It was preceded by the Stone Age ( Paleolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic) and the Bronze Age ( Chalcolithic). The concept has been mostl ...
based on the remains of a fortress and a settlement found in the village, dating back to the 2nd millennium BC.
The village is also home to the remains of a 14th-century church, as well as the Surp Sarkis fortress dating back to the 17th century.
Economy
The population of Voskehat are mainly involved in cattle-breeding and agriculture, mainly grape and wheat.
The village of Voskehat is home to the "Ashtarak Dzu" poultry farm.
Demographics
References
Populated places in Aragatsotn Province
{{Aragatsotn