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6-593: Agarak may refer to: Agarak, Aragatsotn , a village in the eastern part of the Aragatsotn Province, Armenia Agarak, Lori , a village in the Lori Province, Armenia Agarak, Syunik , a city in the southern part of the Syunik province, Armenia Agarak, Syunik (village) , a village in the eastern part of the Syunik province, Armenia Agarakavan ,
12-583: A continuous settlement up to the end of the early Iron Age (9th century), and then to the fall of the Urartian Empire in the 6th century BC. In 4th century BC, Agarak became an urban center due to its location on the Aras Valley trade route. Buried coins have been excavated, as well as well as signet rings from the Hellenistic and Roman periods . Based on potsherd excavations Agarak was
18-449: A protected zone. The town had a regular street plan., and what may have been an astronomical observatory. The walls surrounding the settlement were up to one metre thick and were made of sun-dried mud brick. A large quantity of potsherds , as well as mumerousround portable clay fireplaces, represent the succeeding Kura–Araxes culture ; they are dated to 29th-27th century BC, and are similar to Shengavit -type pottery. The findings show
24-529: A village in the central part of the Aragatsotn Province, Armenia [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Agarak&oldid=554554691 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
30-546: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Agarak, Aragatsotn Agarak ( Armenian : Ագարակ ) is a village in the Ashtarak Municipality of the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia . It is located on Amberd River . The modern settlement was founded mainly by emigrants from Van , Gavash and Bitlis . In 1897 the population of Agarak
36-758: Was 603; in 1979 it had reached 1150. The archaeological site of Agarak is located south of the highway on the west side of the Amberd Canyon. A dirt road leads from the village sign to the south on the mound. The site contains some of the oldest large man-made structures carved into stone, dating to the Early Bronze Age ('Agarak 1' dated 3400 BC) and the earliest in the Caucasus. Rock wells, rock-cut stairways, corridors, and horseshoe-shaped structures are found. The Early Bronze Age culture area covers 200 hectares, of which 118 hectares have been declared
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