Oshakan
Sign in to saveOshakan () is a village in the Ashtarak Municipality of the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia located 3 kilometers southwest from Ashtarak. It is well known to historians and pilgrims of the Armenian Apostolic Church as the site of the grave of Mesrop Mashtots, the inventor of the Armenian alphabet.
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- Oshakan
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- Օշական
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- Oshakan as seen from the western side of Didikond Hill.
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- 250px
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- Armenia#Aragatsotn
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- 150px
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- Armenia
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- Province
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- Aragatsotn
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- Municipality
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- Ashtarak
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- 2011
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- 4,780
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- +4
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- +5
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- COA_of_Oshakan.jpg
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Article
14 sectionsContents
- History
- Historical and Architectural Monuments
- Saint Mesrop Mashtots Church
- Didi Kond
- Saint Gregory Illuminator Chapel (Tukh Manuk)
- Geography and Administrative Division
- Climate
- Notable people of Oshakan
- Sister cities
- Gallery
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Oshakan () is a village in the Ashtarak Municipality of the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia located 3 kilometers southwest from Ashtarak. It is well known to historians and pilgrims of the Armenian Apostolic Church as the site of the grave of Mesrop Mashtots, the inventor of the Armenian alphabet.
==History== During the Arsacid dynasty of the Kingdom of Armenia, it served as the main town of Ayrarat province and the capital of its Aragatsotn canton from which the Amatuni noble family ruled. However, Oshakan is best known for the Saint Mesrop Mashtots Church which is the burial place of Saint Mesrop Mashtots, the creator of the Armenian alphabet. The church houses his grave and was rebuilt by Catholicos George IV in 1875. Wall paintings on the interior were done in 1960 by the artist H. Minasian. Saint Mesrop Cathedral is the seat of the Aragatsotn Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church.