Ohanavan () is a village in the

Ashtarak Municipality Aragatsotn (, ) is a province ('' marz'') of Armenia. It is located in the western part of the country. The capital and largest city of the province is the town of Ashtarak. The Statistical Committee of Armenia reported its population was 128, ...

of the

Aragatsotn Province Aragatsotn (, ) is a administrative divisions of Armenia, province (''Marz (country subdivision), marz'') of Armenia. It is located in the western part of the country. The capital and largest city of the province is the town of Ashtarak. The Sta ...

Armenia Armenia, officially the Republic of Armenia, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of West Asia. It is a part of the Caucasus region and is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia (country), Georgia to the north and Azerbaijan to ...

. Ohanavan was resettled in 1828 by emigrants from

Muş Muş (; ; ) is a city in eastern Turkey. It is the seat of Muş Province and Muş District.İl Beled ...

. On a nearby escarpment sits the 13th-century

Hovhannavank Monastery Hovhannavank, also Yovhannavank‘ () is a medieval monastery located in the village of Ohanavan in the Aragatsotn, Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. The monastery stands on the edge of the Kasagh River canyon, and its territory is adjacent to th ...

. Both the town and the monastery are situated atop a steep gorge carved by the

Kasagh river Kasagh () is a river in the west-central region of modern Armenia which flows north to south. It originates near Mount Aragats in Aragatsotn province, flows south into Armavir province and into the Metsamor, which itself is a tributary of the ...

Recent Discoveries

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

Ohanavan and the Hovhannavank Monastery are situated atop a steep gorge carved by the Kasagh river

References

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World Gazetteer: Armenia
– World-Gazetteer.com * *Kiesling, ''Rediscovering Armenia'', p. 21, available online at th
US embassy to Armenia's website
Populated places in Aragatsotn Province {{Aragatsotn-geo-stub