Aragatsotn

Aragatsotn Արագածոտն
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Capital	Ashtarak
Governor	Gagik Gyozalyan
Area Total - Water (%)	Ranked 5^th 2,753 km² Negligible
Population - Total (2002) - Density	Ranked 9^th 126,278 45.8/km²
Abbreviations - Postal code - ISO 3166-2 - FIPS 10-4	0201-0514 AM.AG AM01
Website	www.aragatsotn.am

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Aragatsotn (Armenian: Արագածոտն) is one of the provinces (marz) of Armenia. It is in the west of the country, and its capital is Ashtarak. The name means "a foot of Aragats" (the highest mountain of the Republic of Armenia). During the Arsacid Dynasty of the Kingdom of Armenia, the region was part of the Ayrarat province. It was ruled by the Amatuni noble family with its capital at Oshakan.

The region is primarily inhabited by Armenians but also holds a significant Yazidi Kurdish minority.

Aragatsotn's western edge forms part of Armenia's border with Turkey. It also borders the following marzer:

Aragatsotn also shares a small border with Yerevan in its southwest between its borders with Kotayk and Armavir.

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v • d • e Administrative divisions of Armenia
Marzer (մարզէր)	Aragatsotn · Ararat · Armavir · Gegharkunik · Kotayk · Lori · Shirak · Syunik · Tavush · Vayots Dzor
City with special status	Yerevan (capital)