Official Name: | Rind |
Native Name: | Ռինդ |
Pushpin Map: | Armenia#Vayots Dzor |
Mapsize: | 150px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Armenia |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Vayots Dzor |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Areni |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Total: | 1397 |
Timezone: | AMT |
Utc Offset: | +4 |
Coordinates: | 39.7597°N 45.18°W |
Rind (Armenian: Ռինդ) is a village in the Areni Municipality of the Vayots Dzor Province in Armenia, 1320 m above sea level, 25 km west of the regional center.
In Armenian, the word rind (ռինդ, ռինտ) has the meanings of beautiful, attractive, worthy of pride.[2] [3]
Rind is located on a peninsula descending to the Arpa valley of the Vardenis mountain range. The largest water object of the village is Yeghegnalich, the surface of which is 2.12 hectares, and the absolute height of the mirror is 1458 meters.
The village of Rind was founded in the early 1800s. In 1967, due to a landslide, the old village was depopulated, the residents moved 3 km west and founded the current village in the "Tap" area.
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