Rya Taza
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Coordinates: 40°39′29″N 44°18′22″E / 40.65806°N 44.30611°E
| Rya Taza Ռյա Թազա |
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 Rya Taza
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| Coordinates: 40°39′29″N 44°18′22″E / 40.65806°N 44.30611°E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Marz (Province) | Aragatsotn |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 443 |
| Time zone | (UTC+4) |
| • Summer (DST) | (UTC+5) |
Rya Taza (Armenian: Ռյա Թազա, also Romanized as Rrya T’aza, Ria Taza, and Rrya Taza - meaning "new way" in Kurdish; formerly, Kondakhsaz, Kondagsaz, and Ghondaksaz) is a town in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. Most residents are Yezidis. The town has a ruined church from the 10th to 13th century and a cemetery with animal-shaped tombstones.
[edit] References
- Rya Taza at GEOnet Names Server
- Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia
- Kiesling, Rediscoving Armenia, p. 22, available online at the US embassy to Armenia's website
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