Hrazdan Հրազդան
Hrazdan Հրազդան
Coordinates: 40°30′0″N 44°46′0″E / 40.5°N 44.766667°E / 40.5; 44.766667Coordinates: 40°30′0″N 44°46′0″E / 40.5°N 44.766667°E / 40.5; 44.766667
Country	Armenia
Marz	Kotayk
Population (2008)
- Total	42,150
Time zone	GMT +4 (UTC+4)
- Summer (DST)	GMT+5 (UTC+5)

Hrazdan (Armenian: Հրազդան , also Romanized as Razdan; formerly, Akhta, Akhti, Akhtala, Nizhniye Akhty, Nizhne Akhti, Nerkin Akhta, and Nizhnyaya Akhta) is the capital of the Kotayk province of Armenia. The name Hrazdan is derived from the Middle-Persian name Frazdan. Farzdan is connected to the Zoroastrian mythology. With a population of 42,150 it is the fifth-largest city in Armenia by population. It has lost significant population since the 1989 census reported 59,000 people. During the Soviet years it was one of the highly-industrialised towns of the Armenian Republic. Makravank Monastery is located in Hrazdan and there are also 13^th century AD St. Astvatsatsin Church and 11^th century AD chapel.

[edit] References

• Hrazdan at GEOnet Names Server
• Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia

[edit] External links

• Hrazdan city website
• Makravank Monastery

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