Byurakan

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Byurakan Բյուրական
View of Byurakan as seen from the village of Tegher
Byurakan Բյուրական
Coordinates: 40°20′24″N 44°16′13″E / 40.34°N 44.27028°E / 40.34; 44.27028Coordinates: 40°20′24″N 44°16′13″E / 40.34°N 44.27028°E / 40.34; 44.27028
Country	Armenia
Marz (Province)	Aragatsotn
Elevation	1,460 m (4,790 ft)
Population (2008)
- Total	4,238
Time zone	(UTC+4)
- Summer (DST)	(UTC+5)

Byurakan (Armenian: Բյուրական, also Romanized as Burakan, Bjurakan, and Biurakan) is a town in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia on the slope of Mount Aragats. The town contains the basilica of Saint Hovhannes and is the site of the Byurakan Observatory.

Contents 1 Gallery 2 Nearby sites 2.1 Towns 2.2 Villages 2.3 Historical sites 3 References

[edit] Gallery

Road map of Byurakan and region

[edit] Nearby sites

[edit] Towns

• Ashtarak
• Oshakan

[edit] Villages

• Tegher
• Agarak
• Aghtsk
• Parpi

[edit] Historical sites

• Amberd fortress

[edit] References

• Byurakan at GEOnet Names Server
• World Gazeteer: Armenia – World-Gazetteer.com
• Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census
• Kiesling, Rediscoving Armenia, p. 15, available online at the US embassy to Armenia's website