Aghitu
Sign in to saveAghitu () is a village in the Sisian Municipality of the Syunik Province in Armenia. It is located on the left bank of the Vorotan river, 7 kilometers east of the regional capital of Sisian.
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Aghitu
- Settlement.native_name
- Աղիտու
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Aghitu 2013 10.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Aghitu in 2013
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Armenia#Syunik
- Settlement.mapsize
- 150px
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Syunik
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Sisian
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 19.44
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2011
- Settlement.population_total
- 436
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.timezone
- AMT
- Settlement.utc_offset
- +4
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Article
6 sectionsContents
- History
- Mausoleum of Aghitu
- Demographics
- Gallery
- References
- Bibliography
Aghitu () is a village in the Sisian Municipality of the Syunik Province in Armenia. It is located on the left bank of the Vorotan river, 7 kilometers east of the regional capital of Sisian.
== History == In the 2nd to 1st millennium BC, the territory of Aghitu was one of the southern strongholds of the Etiuni confederation in Armenia, with the archaeological ruins of a fortress from that time period located in the village.