Official Name: | Mastara |
Native Name: | Մաստարա |
Pushpin Map: | Armenia#Aragatsotn |
Mapsize: | 150px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Armenia |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Aragatsotn |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Talin |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Area Total Km2: | 2.42 |
Population As Of: | 2001 |
Population Total: | 2571 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | GMT+4 |
Utc Offset: | +4 |
Coordinates: | 40.4481°N 43.8817°W |
Elevation M: | 1745 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 0511 |
Mastara (Armenian: Մաստարա) is a village in the Talin Municipality of the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. The 5th-century Armenian Church of S. Hovhannes is situated in the northeastern half of the village, while the church of S. Stepanos Nakhava sits on a hilltop to the north. There is also the small medieval Tukh Manuk Church in the village to the southeast.[1]
The name Mastara is thought to be derived from the words mas, meaning "a piece", and tara, "I buried/took". This comes from the popular legend that Gregory the Illuminator brought back relics of John the Baptist from Caesaria, a fragment of which he enshrined beneath the Church of S. Hovhannes.