|- | Province | Aragatsotn |- | Population | 20,636 est. (2001) |- |First mentioned | 9th century |- | Time zone | GMT +4 |- | align=center colspan=2| |} Ashtarak (Armenian: , meaning ""tower"" in Armenian) is an industrial town in Armenia, on the Kasagh River gorge approx. 20 km northwest from Yerevan, and is the capital of Aragatsotn province (...)