Artaxata
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: M. Roaf, T. Sinclair, S.E. Kroll, St J. Simpson
Creators: M. Roaf, T. Sinclair, S.E. Kroll, St J. Simpson
Contributors:
Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Joe Sheppard, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, DARMC, Andrew Meadows, R. Talbert, Chris de Lisle
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History
An ancient city located on and around the hills known today as Khor Virap. This location is near the Armenian village of Lusarat, which is about 8 km south of modern Artashat.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/874361
39.8818755331, 44.5751884575
- Representative Locations:
- OSM Location: Khor Virap (330 BC - AD 640) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
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- Ἀρταξισατων (Artaxisaton: Ancient Greek, 30 BC - AD 300)
- Artaxata located on Araxes (river) (unspecified date range)
- Artaxata part of (regional) Armenia (region) (unspecified date range)
- Artaxata part of (administrative) Ayrarat (330 BC - AD 1500)
- Filadelfia next place in route Artaxata (unspecified date range)
settlement, hill
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- Related:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 89 G1 Artaxata
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: peninsula in R. Aras, near Aralik ARM
M. Roaf, T. Sinclair, S.E. Kroll, St J. Simpson, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Joe Sheppard, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, DARMC, Andrew Meadows, R. Talbert, and Chris de Lisle, 'Artaxata: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2025 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/874361> [accessed: 14 May 2026]
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