Agarak, Aragatsotn

40°18′09″N 44°16′44″E / 40.30250°N 44.27889°E / 40.30250; 44.27889

Agarak
Ագարակ
Memorial dedicated to the victory of FC Ararat Yerevan in the 1973 season of the USSR football league
Memorial dedicated to the victory of FC Ararat Yerevan in the 1973 season of the USSR football league
Agarak is located in Armenia
Agarak
Agarak
Agarak is located in Aragatsotn
Agarak
Agarak
Coordinates: 40°18′09″N 44°16′44″E / 40.30250°N 44.27889°E / 40.30250; 44.27889
CountryArmenia
ProvinceAragatsotn
MunicipalityAshtarak
Founded1919
Population
 (2008)
 • Total1,710
Time zoneUTC+4

Agarak (Armenian: Ագարակ) is a village in the Ashtarak Municipality of the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. It is located on Amberd River. The modern settlement was founded mainly by emigrants from Van, Gavash and Bitlis.[1]

In 1897 the population of Agarak was 603; in 1979 it had reached 1150.[1]

  1. ^ a b Hakobyan, T.X. (1988). Հայաստանի եւ հարակից շրջանների տեղանունների բառարան. Երեւան: Երեւանի Համալսարանի Հրատարակչություն. p. 18.