Artaxata
Арташат · Արտաշատ
Artaxata was founded in 176 BC by King Artashes I, who started the Artaxiad dynasty, and served as the capital of the Kingdom of Armenia until 120 AD, with some breaks in between. The city sat on the left bank of the Araks river and worked as a major trade hub in its day.
Between the 1st and 5th centuries AD the city was destroyed and rebuilt more than once, a pattern that ended with its final abandonment. What remains of Artaxata now lies at the site of Khor Virap monastery.
The ruins are in Ararat province, roughly 33 km south of Yerevan in a straight line, at the site of Khor Virap monastery.
Location
Facts
- Address
- Ararat
- From Yerevan
- ~33 km south
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