Artashat
Artashat, Hellenized as Artaxata and Artaxiasata (Ἀρταξιάσατα), was a major city and commercial center of ancient Armenia that served as the capital of the Kingdom of Armenia from its founding in 176 BC to 120 AD, with some interruptions. It was founded during the reign of King Artaxias I (Artashes), the founder of the Artaxiad dynasty. Its ruins are located in the Ararat Province of modern-day Armenia, on the left bank of the Araks River, at the site of the monastery of Khor Virap. It was destroyed and rebuilt several times from the 1st to the 5th centuries AD, before finally being abandoned.
- Country
- 🇦🇲 Armenia
- Elevation
- 829 m
- Population
- 22,800
- Time zone
- Asia/Yerevan
- Coordinates
- 39.95, 44.55
Weather in Artashat month by month
The best months to go: Apr · May · Oct
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| high | 5° | 9° | 14° | 20° | 26° | 33° | 35° | 36° | 30° | 22° | 14° | 8° |
| low | -5° | -2° | 3° | 8° | 13° | 19° | 22° | 22° | 17° | 11° | 4° | -2° |
| rain | 11 mm | 20 mm | 37 mm | 38 mm | 35 mm | 4 mm | 2 mm | 2 mm | 6 mm | 17 mm | 17 mm | 20 mm |
2019–2023 average (ERA5, Open-Meteo). Monthly rainfall total.
How far Artashat is from other cities in Armenia
- Masis16 km✈ 46 min · 🚗 16 min
- Ereván25 km✈ 47 min · 🚗 25 min
- Vagharshapat32 km✈ 47 min · 🚗 32 min
- Abovyan36 km✈ 48 min · 🚗 36 min
- Armavir49 km✈ 49 min · 🚗 49 min
- Charentsavan50 km✈ 49 min · 🚗 50 min
- Hrazdan65 km✈ 50 min · 🚗 1 h 5 min
- Gavar66 km✈ 50 min · 🚗 1 h 6 min
Photo from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) · Data from GeoNames, Open-Meteo.