Ohanavan
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- العربيةاوهانافان, آراغاتسوتن
- EnglishOhanavan
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- ItalianoOhanavan
- РусскийОганаван
- УкраїнськаОганаван
- Tiếng ViệtOhanavan
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Ohanavan ( ) is a village in the Ashtarak Municipality of the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. Ohanavan was resettled in 1828 by emigrants from Muş. On a nearby escarpment sits the 13th-century Hovhannavank Monastery. Both the town and the monastery are situated atop a steep gorge carved by the Kasagh river.
Ohanavan ( ) is a village in the Ashtarak Municipality of the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. Ohanavan was resettled in 1828 by emigrants from Muş. On a nearby escarpment sits the 13th-century Hovhannavank Monastery. Both the town and the monastery are situated atop a steep gorge carved by the Kasagh river. In February 2024, a medieval rock-hewn tomb was uncovered in Ohanavan. Discovered by a local resident during excavation, the tomb has been documented by the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture, and Sport, with plans for further archaeological study. ==Gallery== [http://world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=&men=gcis&lng=en&des=wg&geo=-17&srt=npan&col=abcdefghinoq&msz=1500&pt=c&va=x World Gazetteer: Armenia – World-Gazetteer.com Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, p. 21, available online at the US embassy to Armenia's website
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