Artashat (Armenia)

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Artashat is a historic town in Armenia, located in the Ararat Province, known as one of the country’s ancient capitals and a regional cultural center.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former capital city
populated place
town
administrativeStatus urban community
ancientName Artaxata
archaeologicalSiteNearby ancient city of Artaxata ruins
capitalFromCentury 2nd century BC
capitalToCentury 4th century AD
climate continental climate
country Armenia
distanceToYerevan_km approximately 30
economicActivity agriculture
food processing
light industry
foundedBy King Artaxias I of Armenia
linked to: Artaxias I
foundedInCentury 2nd century BC
foundedInYearApprox 176 BC
geographicFeature located on Ararat plain
linked to: Ararat plain
hasCulturalInstitution cultural houses
theatres
hasEducationalInstitution schools
hasReligiousBuilding Armenian Apostolic churches
hasStatus regional administrative center
historicalRegion Ararat plain
isCapitalOf Ararat Province
knownFor being one of the ancient capitals of Armenia
regional cultural center
languageMajority Armenian
linked to: Armenian language
locatedIn Ararat Province
South Caucasus
Western Asia
locatedNear Mount Ararat
Yerevan
linked to: Yerevan, Armenia
locatedOnRiver Araks River
linked to: Araz River
majorChurch Armenian Apostolic Church
majorReligion Christianity
namedAfter Artaxias I
nationalAffiliation Republic of Armenia
linked to: Armenia
partOf Artashat Municipality
linked to: Artashat (Armenia)
populationEstimate around 20000–25000
region Ararat Marz
linked to: Ayrarat
scriptUsed Armenian alphabet
servedAs capital of the Kingdom of Armenia
timeZone UTC+4
timeZoneDST UTC+5 (historically observed)
transportConnection highway link to Yerevan
roads to Ararat and Vedi

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Clamart twinnedWith Artashat (Armenia)
Artashat partOf Artashat Municipality
subject linked to: Artashat (Armenia)
linked to: Artashat (Armenia)
Ararat plain majorCityOnPlain Artashat
linked to: Artashat (Armenia)
Artaxata alternativeName Artashat
linked to: Artashat (Armenia)
Artaxata nearbyModernCity Artashat
linked to: Artashat (Armenia)
Artaxata archaeologicalSite Artashat archaeological site
linked to: Artashat (Armenia)
Greater Armenia capital Artashat
linked to: Artashat (Armenia)
Khor Virap nearbySettlement Artashat
linked to: Artashat (Armenia)
Ararat Province capital Artashat
linked to: Artashat (Armenia)
Ararat Province administrativeCentre Artashat
linked to: Artashat (Armenia)
Ararat Province contains Artashat
linked to: Artashat (Armenia)
Ayrarat hasCity Artashat
linked to: Artashat (Armenia)
Eastern Armenia capital Artashat
subject linked to: eastern Armenia
linked to: Artashat (Armenia)
Battle of Artaxata tookPlaceNear Artaxata, capital of Armenia
linked to: Artashat (Armenia)