Artashat

Artashat (Armenie: Արտաշատ; Hellenisit as Artaxata: Greek: Ἀρτάξατα), is a ceety on Araks River in the Ararat valley, 30 km sootheast o Yerevan. Being ane o the auldest ceeties o Armenie, Artashat is the caipital o Ararat Province. Modren Artashat is situatit on the Yerevan-Nakhichevan-Baku an Nakhichevan-Tabriz railwa an on Yerevan-Goris-Stepanakert heich-gate. The name o the ceety is derived frae Iranian leids an means the "joy o Arta". Foondit bi King Artashes I in 176 B.C., Artashat servit as the caipital o the Kinrick o Armenie frae 185 BC till 120 AD, an wis kent as the Vostan Hayots, the "court" or "seat o the Armenies." Present-day Artashat is a mid-sizit ceety an haes a population o 25,300 fowk. It is locatit 5 km northwast frae historical Artashat. Sister ceeties Clamart, Fraunce since 2003 Gallery See an aw Artashat at GEOnet Names Server Report o the results o the 2001 Armenie Census Verin Artashat References