Editing Aragatsotn Province (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Hovhannavank 2014-05-04 18-51-34 IMG 6588-2 (32575561382).jpg|thumb|left|upright|Gegharot waterfall near the village of [[Aragats, Aragatzotn|Aragats]]]]
Aragatsotn Province occupies the northwestern part of Armenia and covers an area of 2,756&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> (9.3% of the total area of Armenia). It has internal borders with [[Shirak Province]] from the north, [[Lori Province]] from the northeast, [[Kotayk Province]] from the east, [[Armavir Province]] from the south and the city of [[Yerevan]] from the southwest. The [[Akhurian River]] at the west separates Aragatsotn from the [[Kars Province]] of [[Turkey]].

Historically, the current territory of the province mainly occupies parts of ''Aragatsotn'', ''Nig'' and ''Shirak'' cantons of [[Ayrarat]] province of Ancient Armenia.
[[File:Arteni Volcano2.jpg|thumb|Arteni mountains (2047 m.)]]
The northern part of the province is dominated by the [[Mount Aragats|Aragats]] mountain range. At the northeast and the east, it approximates the mountains of Pambak and Tsaghkunyats, respectively. The mountains of Arteni dominate the northeastern and the central eastern parts of the province. The tiny Akhurian valley occupies the eastern edge of Aragatsotn. Aragatsotn occupies the northwestern parts of the [[Ararat plain]] in the south and the southeast.

The altitude of the province ranges between 950 and 4,090 meters above sea level.

[[Mount Aragats]] (4,090 m.) is the highest peak of Aragatsotn and Armenia.

Besides the Akhurian river, the rivers of [[Kasagh River|Kasagh]], Gegharot, and Amberd are the main water resources in the province. Mountainous lakes including [[Lake Kari]], [[Lake Lessing|Lessing]], Amberd, Tagavor, and Kuraghbyur are found on Mount Aragats. Between 1962 and 1967, the Aparan reservoir was built on the Kasagh river.

The climate of Aragatsotn is deeply diversified due to the wide range of altitudes of the region. The annual precipitation level ranges between {{convert|400|mm|0|abbr=on}} at the lower areas and {{convert|1000|mm|0|abbr=on}} at the mountainous territories.

[[File:Peaks of Aragats.jpg|800px|thumb|center|{{center|The [[Mount Aragats|mountains of Aragats]]}}]]