See soorce fer Aragatsotn Province

[[File:Armenia locater map aragatsotn.svg|200px|thumb|Location o Aragatsotn athin Armenie]]

'''Aragatsotn''' ({{lang-hy|Արագածոտն}}) is a [[admeenistrative diveesions o Armenie|province]] (''[[marz]]'') o [[Armenie]].  It is in the wast o the kintra, an its caipital is [[Ashtarak]]. The name means "a fuit o [[Munt Aragats|Aragats]]" (the heichest muntain o the [[Armenie|Republic o Armenie]]).  Durin the [[Arsacid Dynasty o Armenie|Arsacid Dynasty]] o the [[Kinrick o Armenie (antiquity)|Kinrick o Armenie]], the region wis pairt o the [[Ayrarat]] province.  It wis ruled bi the [[Amatuni]] noble family wi its caipital at [[Oshakan]].

The region is primarily inhabitit bi [[Armenians]] but an aa haulds a significant [[Yazidi]] [[Kurdish fowk|Kurdish]] minority.

Aragatsotn's wastren edge forms pairt o Armenie's border wi [[Turkey]].  It an aa borders the follaein marzer:
* [[Shirak Province|Shirak]] - north
* [[Lori Province|Lori]] - northeast
* [[Kotayk Province|Kotayk]] - east
* [[Armavir Province|Armavir]] - sooth
Aragatsotn an aa shares a sma border wi [[Yerevan]] in its soothwast atween its borders wi Kotayk an Armavir.

== Commonties ==

The province o Aragatsotn consists o the follaein 114 commonties (''hamaynkner''), o which 3 ('''bauld''' in the table) are considered urban an 111 are considered rural.<ref>{{cite web|title=RA Aragatsotn Marz|work=Marzes of the Republic of Armenia in Figures, 2002-2006|publisher=National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia|url=http://www.armstat.am/file/article/marz_07_e_24.pdf|date=2007}}</ref> The diveesion belaw is bi [[raion]], the admeenistrative subdiveesions o Armenie afore 1995.

{|class="wikitable"
!Ashtarak!!Aparan !!Aragats!! Talin 
|-valign="top"
|
#[[Agarak, Ashtarak|Agarak]]
#[[Aghtsk]]
#[[Antarut]]
#[[Aragatsotn (veelage)|Aragatsotn]]
#[[Artashavan]]
#[[Aruch]]
#'''[[Ashtarak]]'''
#[[Avan, Aragatsotn|Avan]]
#[[Bazmaghbyur]]
#[[Byurakan]]
#[[Dprevank]]
#[[Ghazaravan]]
#[[Karbi, Armenie|Karbi]]
#[[Kosh, Armenie|Kosh]]
#[[Lernarot]]
#[[Nor Amanos]]
#[[Nor Yedesia]]
#[[Ohanavan]]
#[[Orgov]]
#[[Oshakan]]
#[[Parpi]]
#[[Saghmosavan]]
#[[Sasunik]]
#[[Shamiram, Armenie|Shamiram]]
#[[Tegher, Armenie|Tegher]]
#[[Ujan]]
#[[Ushi]]
#[[Verin Sasunik]]
#[[Voskehat, Aragatsotn|Voskehat]]
#[[Voskevaz]]
||
#'''[[Aparan]]'''
#[[Apnagyugh]]
#[[Ara, Armenie|Ara]]
#[[Aragats, Aparan|Aragats]]
#[[Chknagh]]
#[[Dzoraglukh]]
#[[Hartavan]]
#[[Jrambar]]
#[[Kuchak]]
#[[Lusagyugh, Aragatsotn|Lusagyugh]]
#[[Mulki, Armenie|Mulki]]
#[[Nigavan]]
#[[Norashen, Aparan|Norashen]]
#[[Saralanj, Aragatsotn|Saralanj]]
#[[Shenavan, Aragatsotn|Shenavan]]
#[[Tsaghkashen, Aragatsotn|Tsaghkashen]]
#[[Ttujur, Aragatsotn|Ttujur]]
#[[Vardenis, Aragatsotn|Vardenis]]
#[[Vardenut]]
#[[Yeghipatrush]]
#[[Yernjatap]]
||
#[[Alagyaz]]
#[[Amre Taza]]
#[[Avshen]]
#[[Berkarat]]
#[[Derek, Armenie|Derek]]
#[[Geghadir, Aragatsotn|Geghadir]]
#[[Geghadzor]]
#[[Gegharot]]
#[[Hnaberd, Aragatsotn|Hnaberd]]
#[[Jamshlu]]
#[[Lernapar]]
#[[Melikgyugh]]
#[[Mirak, Armenie|Mirak]]
#[[Norashen, Aragats|Norashen]]
#[[Ortachya]]
#[[Rya Taza]]
#[[Sangyar]]
#[[Shenkani]]
#[[Sipan, Armenie|Sipan]]
#[[Tsaghkahovit]]
#[[Tsilkar]]
#[[Vardablur, Aragatsotn|Vardablur]]
||
#[[Agarakavan]]
#[[Akunk, Aragatsotn|Akunk]]
#[[Aragats, Talin|Aragats]]
#[[Areg, Aragatsotn|Areg]]
#[[Arteni]]
#[[Ashnak]]
#[[Avtona]]
#[[Barozh]]
#[[Baysz]]
#[[Dashtadem, Aragatsotn|Dashtadem]]
#[[Davtashen, Aragatsotn|Davtashen]]
#[[Dian, Armenie|Dian]]
#[[Garnahovit]]
#[[Getap, Aragatsotn|Getap]]
#[[Ghabaghtapa]]
#[[Gyalto]]
#[[Hakko]]
#[[Hatsashen]]
#[[Irind]]
#[[Kakavadzor, Aragatsotn|Kakavadzor]]
#[[Karmrashen, Talin|Karmrashen]]
#[[Katnaghbyur, Aragatsotn|Katnaghbyur]]
#[[Lusakn]]
#[[Mastara]]
#[[Nerkin Bazmaberd]]
#[[Nerkin Sasunashen]]
#[[Nor Artik]]
#[[Partizak]]
#[[Shgharshik, Aragatsotn|Shgharshik]]
#[[Sorik]]
#[[Suser]]
#'''[[Talin]]'''
#[[Tlik]]
#[[Tsaghkasar]]
#[[Tsamakasar]]
#[[Verin Bazmaberd]]
#[[Verin Sasunashen]]
#[[Vosketas]]
#[[Yeghnik]]
#[[Zarinja]]
#[[Zovasar]]
|}

==Gallery==
<gallery widths="140" heights="140px" class="center" caption="Aragatsotn">
File:Talin Cathedral - Armenia.JPG|[[Cathedral o Talin]], 7t century
File:Saghmosavank kev.jpg|[[Saghmosavank Monastery]], 13t century
File:Monument to Battle of Bash-Aparan.jpg|Monument tae the [[Battle o Bash Abaran]]
File:Armenian_alphabet_003.jpg|[[Armenian alphabet]] pairk near [[Aparan]]
File:Byurakan 2.jpg|[[Byurakan Observatory]]
</gallery>

== See an aa ==
* [[Munt Aragats]]
* [[Yazidis in Armenie]]

==Notes==
<references/>

== References ==
* {{ArmenianCensus|70}}

== Freemit airtins ==
* [http://www.tacentral.com/aragatsotn Aragatsotn guide with detailed descriptions, by Rick Ney]
* [http://www.armeniapedia.org/index.php?title=Rediscovering_Armenia_Guidebook-_Aragatsotn_Marz Aragatsotn Tourist Guide]
* [http://www.aragatsotn.com The Guide tae Aragatsotn]

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[[Category:Provinces o Armenie]]