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The 1679 Armenia earthquake (also called Yerevan earthquake or Garni earthquake) took place on June 4 in the Yerevan region of Armenia, then part of the Safavid Iran.Numerous buildings were destroyed as a result of the earthquake. In Yerevan most notable structures were damaged. The Yerevan Fortress was destroyed, so were the following churches: Poghos-Petros, Katoghike, Zoravor and the Gethsemane Chapel.Furthermore, the nearby Kanaker village was destroyed. The classical Hellenistic Temple of Garni also collapsed. Among many churches and monasteries that were reduced to ruins were Havuts Tar, Saint Sargis Monastery of Ushi, Hovhannavank, Geghard, and Khor Virap.

Kamaris (Armenian: Կամարիս), known as Gyamrez until 1978, is a village in the Kotayk Province of Armenia.

Dzoraghbyur Training Centre, is the training ground and academy base of the Armenian football club FC Ararat Yerevan.

Geghashen (Armenian: Գեղաշեն, until 1935 Chatkran; until 1967 Hrazdan) is a village in the Kotayk Province of Armenia.

Dzoraghbyur (Armenian: Ձորաղբյուր) is a village in the Kotayk Province of Armenia. "Dzoraghbyur" translates roughly to English as "Canyon Fountain". It is located 10 km east of Yerevan and 35 km south of the regional centre Hrazdan. The Dzoraghbyur Training Centre of FC Ararat Yerevan is located in the village of Dzoraghbyur.

Katnaghbyur (Armenian: Կաթնաղբյուր, also Romanized as Kat’naghbyur, Katnaghbur, and Katnakhpyur; formerly, Agadzor, Agadarasi) is a town in the Kotayk Province of Armenia.

Aramus (Armenian: Արամուս) is a village in the Kotayk Province of Armenia. Its located at 43 km of the Getar river and 25 km of the armenian capital, Yerevan.

Voghjaberd (Armenian: Ողջաբերդ, also Romanized as Vokhchaberd) is a village in the Kotayk Province of Armenia.

Akunk (Armenian: Ակունք, also Romanized as Akunq; formerly until 1946, Bashgyukh) is a village in the Kotayk Province of Armenia, located 6 km northeast of Abovyan and situated at the foot of Mount Hatis. The village was founded in 1829 by Armenian immigrants from Persia and Western Armenia, while the current population is Armenian and Yazidi. The local economy is heavily dependent on agriculture, based primarily on grain farming, orchard cultivation, and cattle-breeding. Akunk has a school, house of culture, library, and east of the village is a shrine of Poghos-Petros of the Late Middle Ages. A cyclopean fortress is also nearby.

Geghadir (Armenian: Գեղադիր), known as Kyarpichlu until 1935, is a village in the Kotayk Province of Armenia located on the Yerevan–Garni road. The ancestors of the inhabitants came from Van, Khnus, Kars, and Bitlis in 1918–1924. Before that, the village was primarily populated by Turkic-speaking Muslims (i.e. Azerbaijanis).

Charent's Arch or Arch of Charents (Armenian: Չարենցի կամար) is a monument and tourist attraction erected in 1975 and dedicated to the Armenian poet Yeghishe Charents. The monument is 1500 m high and is located in the village of Voghjaberd in the Kotayk Province of Armenia.

Zar (Armenian: Զառ), is a village in the Kotayk Province of Armenia.