Kotayk Province

Location o Kotayk athin Armenie

Kotayk or Kotaik (Armenie: Կոտայք‎) is a province (marz) o Armenie. It is in the centre o the kintra. Its caipital is Hrazdan. It is best kent for its warld-renouned beer o the same name.

It is an aa hame tae the heichlie frequentit tourist destinations Garni an Geghard an the popular winter sports resort Tsakhkadzor whaur Soviet Armenian pheesiologist Leon Orbeli wis born.

Kotayk is the anerlie marz that does no border ony foreign kintras. It borders the follaein marzes (provinces):

Lori - north
Tavush - northeast
Gegharkunik - east
Ararat - sooth
Aragatsotn - west

In the soothwast, atween its borders wi Ararat an Aragatsotn, Kotayk an aa shares a border wi Yerevan.

[edit] Communities

The province o Kotayk consists o the follaein 67 communities (hamaynkner), o which 7 (bauld in the table) are considered urban an 60 are considered rural.^[1] The diveesion belaw is bi raion, the admeenistrative subdiveesions o Armenie afore 1995.

Hrazdan	Abovyan	Yeghvard	Charentsavan
Aghavnadzor Artavaz Hankavan Hrazdan Jrarat Kaghsi Lernanist Marmarik Meghradzor Solak Tsaghkadzor	Abovyan Akunk Aramus Arinj Arzni Balahovit Byureghavan Dzoraghbyur Garni Geghadir Geghard Geghashen Goght Hatis Hatsavan Jraber Jrvezh Kamaris Kaputan Katnaghbyur Kotayk Mayakovski Nor Gyugh Nurnus Ptghni Radiokayanin kits Sevaberd Verin Ptghni Voghjaberd Zar Zovashen Zovk	Aragyugh Argel Buzhakan Getamej Kanakeravan Karashamb Kasakh Mrgashen Nor Artamet Nor Geghi Nor Hachn Nor Yerznka Proshyan Saralanj Teghenik Yeghvard Zoravan Zovuni	Alapars Arzakan Bjni Charentsavan Fantan Karenis