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Ashtarak
Ashtarak (Armenian: ), is a town in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia, located on the left bank of Kasagh River along the gorge, northwest of the capital Yerevan. It is the administrative centre of the Aragatsotn province. With a population of 19,615 (2011 census), Ashtarak is an important crossroad of routes for the Yerevan–Gyumri–Vanadzor rectangle.
The town plays a great role in the national economy as well as the cultural life of Armenia through several industrial enterprises and cultural institutions. It has developed as a satellite town of Yerevan. The nearby village of Mughni is part of the Ashtarak municipality.
==Etymology==
The name of "Ashtarak" is the Armenian word for ''tower'' or ''fortress''. However, according to linguist ''Grigor Ghapantsyan'', the name of Ashtarak is derived from Ishtar (Ashtar); the Assyrian and Babylonian goddess of fertility. Contrary, the latest historical researches proved that the name of ''Ishtar'' was never used in the Armenian mythology during the ancient times. Instead, the goddess of fertility was known as ''Shardi'' or ''Sardi'' in the ancient kingdom of Urartu, and later became to be known as Astghik among the Armenian monks.
Other linguists suggest that the name of Ashtarak is related either with the legendary figure in the Armenian history ''Shidar''; the son of king Artavasdes I of Armenia, or with Sarduri II; the king of Urartu.〔(Ashtarak )〕
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