Saint John the Baptist Church, Abovyan

Abovyan or Abovian (Armenian: Աբովյան [ɑbɔvˈjɑn]), is a town and urban municipal community in Armenia within the Kotayk Province. It is located 16 kilometres (10 miles) northeast of Yerevan and 32 kilometres (20 miles) southeast of the province centre Hrazdan. As of the 2011 census, the population of the town is 43,495, down from 59,000 reported at the 1989 census. Currently, the town has an approximate population of 44,900 as per the 2020 official estimate.With a motorway and railway running through the city connecting Yerevan with the areas of the northeast, Abovyan is considered a satellite city of the Armenian capital. Therefore, Abovyan is generally known as the "northern gate of Yerevan". Abovyan covers an area of around 11 square kilometres (4.2 square miles).

Vahagn Tumasyan City Stadium (Armenian: Աբովյանի Քաղաքային Մարզադաշտ) is an all-seater football stadium in Abovyan, Armenia.

Mayakovski (Armenian: Մայակովսկի, also Mayakawvsky) is a village in the Kotayk Province of Armenia.

Nor Gyugh (Armenian: Նոր Գյուղ, also Romanized as Nor Gyukh; formerly, Tazagyukh) is a town in the Kotayk Province of Armenia. 'Nor Gyugh' translates as 'New Village' in English. The village is mainly populated by Armenians but has a Kurdish minority (including Yazidis).

Kotayk (Armenian: Կոտայք), formerly known as Yelgovan, is a village in the Kotayk Province of Armenia.

The Abovyan mine is a large mine in the center of Armenia in Kotayk Province. Abovyan represents one of the largest iron reserve in Armenia having estimated reserves of 255 million tonnes of ore grading 40% iron.

Verin Ptghni (Armenian: Վերին Պտղնի), is a village in the Kotayk Province of Armenia.

Balahovit (Armenian: Բալահովիտ, also Romanized as Balaovit) is a village in the Kotayk Province of Armenia. The majority of the early settlers of the village immigrated in 1828-29 from Khoy and Salmast in present-day Iran, while some of the immigrants came from Bulankh. It was renamed Balahovit in 1968 at the request of an Armenian-American group, after one of the eight cantons (gavar) of Sophene in Greater Armenia, of the same name. The community has a school, house of culture, and a first aid station, as well as the site of Yerevan Veterinary Institute's experimental station. Balahovit had a kindergarten, but it was closed in July 2004 due to the deteriorating conditions of the educational facility. The local economy is heavily dependent on agriculture, based primarily on grain farming, orchard cultivation, and cattle-breeding. Balahovit has a small minority of Kurds (including Yazidis) and Russians.

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.

Arzni (Armenian: Արզնի, Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܐܪܙܢܝ, Russian: Арзни), is a resort village in the Kotayk Province of Armenia located on in the Hrazdan canyon. Modern village was founded on the place of old Armenian village called Arzni and mentioned by Movses Khorenatsi during the 19th century by Assyrian Christians who migrated to Eastern Armenia from Iran. The village is predominantly inhabited by Assyrians.

Getamej (Armenian: Գետամեջ, also Romanized as Getamech; until 1948, Ketran) is a town in the Kotayk Province of Armenia. 'Getamej' translates roughly to English as 'Mid-River'.

Getargel (Armenian: Գետարգել), formerly known as Radiokayanin kits (ռադիոկայանին կիծ), or SMO, is a village in the Kotayk Province of Armenia. The Dzagavank Monastery, also known as the Surp Nshan Monastery of Getargel, is located on the village's southern outskirts. The monastery consists of two churches: the main church of Surp Nshan dating back to the 7th century, and the 13th-century two-story chapel. The monastic complex was entirely renovated between 2001 and 2004. As of the 2011 census, the population of the village is 795. In addition to Armenians, the village has a Kurdish population.