Oshakan, Aragatsotn Province, Armenia


🇦🇲 Oshakan is a major village in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia located 8 km south-west 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 has a population of over 5,822 people. Oshakan also forms part of the wider Aragatsotn Province which has a population of over 125,400 people. Oshakan is situated near Ashtarak.

Twin Towns - Sister Cities Oshakan has links with:

🇫🇷 Alfortville, France
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