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Rya Taza

Coordinates: 40°39′28″N 44°18′00″E / 40.65778°N 44.30000°E / 40.65778; 44.30000
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40°39′28″N 44°18′00″E / 40.65778°N 44.30000°E / 40.65778; 44.30000

Rya Taza
Ռյա Թազա
View from the village
View from the village
CountryArmenia
Marz (Province)Aragatsotn
Population
 (2001)
 • Total443
Time zoneUTC+4 ( )

Rya Taza (Armenian: Ռյա Թազա) or Ria Taza (meaning "new way" in Kurmanji), is a village in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. It was formerly known as Kondakhsaz. Most residents of Rya Taza are Yazidis. The village is home to a ruined Armenian church built between the 10th and 13th centuries. It also contains an old cemetery with animal-shaped tombstones.

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