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Artashat

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Also known as Neroneia

city in Armenia

AI overview

Artashat is an ancient city in Armenia with a long and significant history in the region. It matters because of its historical importance to Armenian civilization and culture, though specific details about its particular significance would require additional historical sources.

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Վերին Ղամարլու
Country
Armenia
Located in
Erivansky Uyezd
Official language
Armenian
Population
21300
Area
18.3
Elevation
830
Time zone
UTC+04:00
Body of water
Aras River
Official website
artashat.am
Image
Artashat0.jpg
Dialing code
235
Licence plate code
25
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twinned administrative body
Budapest District XVIII
Commons category
Artashat
category for people born here
Q8726458
category of associated people
Category:People from Artashat, Armenia
topic's main category
Category:Artashat
postal code
0701–0706
inception
1828-00-00
native label
Արտաշատ
located in/on physical feature
Ararat Plain
different from
Artaxata
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Encyclopedic overview

Artashat (Armenian: Արտաշատ [ɑɾtɑˈʃɑt]) is a city in Armenia, the administrative centre of the Ararat Province. It is located in the central part of the Ararat Plain, on the left bank of the Araks River, 30 km southeast of the capital Yerevan.

The city got its name from the settlement founded in 176 BC by King Artashes I, which served as the capital of Greater Armenia for almost four centuries, for which it received the nickname "Armenian Carthage" in ancient historiography. The current city is located 5 km northwest of historical Artashat.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Artashat” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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