Byurakan

Byurakan Բյուրական
View of Byurakan as seen from the village of Tegher
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 40°20′24″N 44°16′13″E / 40.34000°N 44.27028°E / 40.34000; 44.27028
Country	Armenia
Province	Aragatsotn
Municipality	Ashtarak
Government
• Mayor	Zarzand Babayan
Area
• Total	21.27 km2 (8.21 sq mi)
Elevation	1,460 m (4,790 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	4,345[1]
Time zone	UTC+4
• Summer (DST)	UTC+5

Byurakan (Armenian: Բյուրական) is a village in the Ashtarak Municipality of the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia, located on the slope of Mount Aragats. The village is home to several historical sites including the 7th-century Artavazik Church, the 10th-century basilica of Saint Hovhannes and a huge 13th-century khachkar monument.

It is also home to the Byurakan Observatory.