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Hrazdan
Hrazdan (Armenian: Հրազդան [həɾɑzˈdɑn]) is a town and urban municipal community in Armenia serving as the administrative centre of Kotayk Province, located 45 kilometres (28 miles) northeast of the capital Yerevan. As of the 2011 census, the population of the town is 44,231.
During the Soviet period, Hrazdan was one of the industrialized centres of the Armenian SSR.
The prelacy of the Diocese of Kotayk of the Armenian Apostolic Church is headquartered in Hrazdan.
The town is named after the Hrazdan River, which flows through the town from north to south. The name Hrazdan itself is derived from the Middle-Persian name Frazdān, which is related to the Zoroastrian mythology. Frazdān is the name of the lake mentioned in the Avesta while referring to Goshtasb's war with two of its enemies. Armenians were predominantly Zoroastrian before embracing Christianity, and Zoroastrian names were maintained in the geography of Armenia.
Historically, the territory of Hrazdan is associated with the historic Kotayk canton of the Ayrarat province of Ancient Armenia. According to Ptolemy, Kotayk was directly ruled by the Arsacid kings of Armenia during the first and second centuries AD. Between the fifth and seventh centuries, the region was granted to the Kamsarakan and Amatuni families, under the Persian rule. Between the seventh and ninth centuries, Armenia was under an Arab Islamic occupation.
By the end of the 9th century, the region became part of the newly established Bagratid Kingdom of Armenia. Between the 11th and 15th centuries, the region was occupied by the Seljuk, Mongol, Ag Qoyunlu and Kara Koyunlu governments, respectively.
At the beginning of the 16th century, the territory became part of the Erivan Beglarbegi within the Safavid Persia. During the first half of the 18th century, the territory became part of the Erivan Khanate under the rule of the Afsharid dynasty and later under the Qajar dynasty of Persia. It remained under Persian rule until 1827 or 1828, when Eastern Armenia was ceded to the Russian Empire as a result of the Russo-Persian War of 1826–28 and the signing of the Treaty of Turkmenchay.
With the fall of the Russian Empire and as a result of the Armenian victory over the Turks in the battles of Sardarabad, Abaran, and Gharakilisa, the region became part of the independent Armenia in May 1918. After two years of independence, Armenia became part of the Soviet Union in December 1920.
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Hrazdan
Hrazdan (Armenian: Հրազդան [həɾɑzˈdɑn]) is a town and urban municipal community in Armenia serving as the administrative centre of Kotayk Province, located 45 kilometres (28 miles) northeast of the capital Yerevan. As of the 2011 census, the population of the town is 44,231.
During the Soviet period, Hrazdan was one of the industrialized centres of the Armenian SSR.
The prelacy of the Diocese of Kotayk of the Armenian Apostolic Church is headquartered in Hrazdan.
The town is named after the Hrazdan River, which flows through the town from north to south. The name Hrazdan itself is derived from the Middle-Persian name Frazdān, which is related to the Zoroastrian mythology. Frazdān is the name of the lake mentioned in the Avesta while referring to Goshtasb's war with two of its enemies. Armenians were predominantly Zoroastrian before embracing Christianity, and Zoroastrian names were maintained in the geography of Armenia.
Historically, the territory of Hrazdan is associated with the historic Kotayk canton of the Ayrarat province of Ancient Armenia. According to Ptolemy, Kotayk was directly ruled by the Arsacid kings of Armenia during the first and second centuries AD. Between the fifth and seventh centuries, the region was granted to the Kamsarakan and Amatuni families, under the Persian rule. Between the seventh and ninth centuries, Armenia was under an Arab Islamic occupation.
By the end of the 9th century, the region became part of the newly established Bagratid Kingdom of Armenia. Between the 11th and 15th centuries, the region was occupied by the Seljuk, Mongol, Ag Qoyunlu and Kara Koyunlu governments, respectively.
At the beginning of the 16th century, the territory became part of the Erivan Beglarbegi within the Safavid Persia. During the first half of the 18th century, the territory became part of the Erivan Khanate under the rule of the Afsharid dynasty and later under the Qajar dynasty of Persia. It remained under Persian rule until 1827 or 1828, when Eastern Armenia was ceded to the Russian Empire as a result of the Russo-Persian War of 1826–28 and the signing of the Treaty of Turkmenchay.
With the fall of the Russian Empire and as a result of the Armenian victory over the Turks in the battles of Sardarabad, Abaran, and Gharakilisa, the region became part of the independent Armenia in May 1918. After two years of independence, Armenia became part of the Soviet Union in December 1920.