Zaritap
39°38′14″N 45°30′31″E / 39.63722°N 45.50861°E
Zaritap Զառիթափ | |
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Coordinates: 39°38′14″N 45°30′31″E / 39.63722°N 45.50861°E | |
Country | Armenia |
Province | Vayots Dzor |
Municipality | Vayk |
Population | |
• 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
[edit]The village was previously known as Azizbekov, Pashalu and Pashaghu.