Zaritap

39°38′14″N 45°30′31″E / 39.63722°N 45.50861°E / 39.63722; 45.50861

Zaritap Զառիթափ
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Coordinates: 39°38′14″N 45°30′31″E / 39.63722°N 45.50861°E / 39.63722; 45.50861
Country	Armenia
Province	Vayots Dzor
Municipality	Vayk
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	1,380
Time zone	UTC+4 (AMT)
Zaritap at GEOnet Names Server

Zaritap (Armenian: Զառիթափ) is a village in the Vayk Municipality of the Vayots Dzor Province of Armenia. For a time the village was renamed in honor of Meshadi Azizbekov^{[verification needed]}, an early Bolshevik and one of the 26 Baku Commissars. In the vicinity are 13th-century khachkars and the traces of an old fort.

Etymology

The village was previously known as Azizbekov, Pashalu and Pashaghu.

References

External links

• Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia

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This page was last edited on 17 February 2023, at 10:24