Zaritap
Zaritap (Armenian: Զառիթափ) is a village and the center of the Zaritap Municipality of the Vayots Dzor Province in Armenia. For a time the village was renamed in honor of Meshadi Azizbekov, an early Bolshevik and one of the 26 Baku Commissars. In the vicinity are 13th-century khachkars and the traces of an old fort.
Zaritap
Զառիթափ | |
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  Zaritap | |
| Coordinates: 39°38′14″N 45°30′31″E | |
| Country |  Armenia |
| Province | Vayots Dzor |
| Municipality | Zaritap |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,380 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AMT) |
| Zaritap at GEOnet Names Server | |
Toponymy
The village was previously known as Azizbekov, Pashalu and Pashaghu.
References
External links
- World Gazeteer: Armenia – World-Gazetteer.com
- Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
- Kiesling, Brady (2005), Rediscovering Armenia: Guide, Yerevan, Armenia: Matit Graphic Design Studio
- Brady Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, p. 127; original archived at Archive.org, and current version online on Armeniapedia.org.
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