Artashat (Armenian: Արտաշատ; Hellenized as Artaxata) is a city on the Araks River in the Ararat valley. It is the provincial capital of the Ararat Province in Armenia. Town Artashat is the center of the Ararat region. Once one of the oldest towns of Armenia, today Artashat is one of the modern towns of Armenia.
Artashat is situated on Yerevan-Nakidjevan-Baku and Nakidjevan -Tavriz railway and on Yerevan Goris-Stepanakert runway. It is 5km north-west from old Artashat’s place. The town has 35,100.
Artashat is a middle sized town. In the center of the town one can see the buildings of marzpetaran and the town hall. Not far from the town hall one can see the monument of King Artashes –the founder of Artashat. Artashat also has a stadium, where many competitions and championships are held. At present the town of Artashat is developing. For example, St.Hovhanes church is being built very quickly.
Since 2004 apartment buildings are going up. There exist 6 secondary, one musical , one art and one sports school , a theater named after Amo Kharazyan, which has an historical background and represents a historico-cultural value, an art center named after Sharl Aznavour , a local TV station and town newspapers named “Artashat” and “Navasard. “ Many banks, offices, shops, monuments and beautiful buildings are in Artashat. On June 1st , 2004, a park has been opened in Artashat, which since then has become the favorite pastime center not only for children and youth, but for adults as well, where every evening concerts and musical shows are taking place.
Recently, in the framework of events devoted to the 1600th anniversary of the invention of the Armenian alphabet, a symposium took place in Artashat, during which participant sculptors from all over Armenia and the diaspora created many cultural monuments in Artashat’s center, working on it nearly a month and a half.
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