Aratashen
Coordinates: 40°07′43″N 44°13′39″E / 40.12861°N 44.22750°E
| Aratashen Առատաշեն | |
|---|---|
  Aratashen | |
| Coordinates: 40°07′43″N 44°13′39″E / 40.12861°N 44.22750°E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Marz (Province) | Armavir |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 2,898 |
| Time zone | (UTC+4) |
| • Summer (DST) | (UTC+5) |
Aratashen (Armenian: Առատաշեն, also Romanized as Arratashen; also, Artashen; until 1978 Zeyva Hayi – meaning "Armenian Zeyva", Zeyva, Bol’shaya Zeyva and Nerkin-Zeyva) is a town in the Armavir Province of Armenia. A neolithic-chalcolithic tell is located south of the town.
References
- Aratashen at GEOnet Names Server
- World Gazeteer: Armenia – World-Gazetteer.com
- Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia
- Brady Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, p. 37; original archived at Archive.org, and current version online on Armeniapedia.org.
