Village in Aragatsotn, Armenia
Oshakan
Oshakan is a village in the Ashtarak Municipality of the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia located 3 kilometers southwest from Ashtarak.
It is well known to historians and pilgrims of the Armenian Apostolic Church as the site of the grave of Mesrop Mashtots, the inventor of the Armenian alphabet.
How locals move
Getting around Oshakan the local way
- Get inFrom specific destinations: Yerevan – There are minibuses #502, #503 departing from Yerevan's Kilikia Bus Station.
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