Official Name: | Rya Taza |
Native Name: | Ռյա Թազա |
Pushpin Map: | Armenia#Aragatsotn |
Mapsize: | 150px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Armenia |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Aragatsotn |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Alagyaz |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Total: | 531 |
Utc Offset: | +4 |
Coordinates: | 40.6578°N 44.3°W |
Rya Taza (Armenian: Ռյա Թազա) or Ria Taza (Kurdish: script=Latn|Ria Taza|translation|New way) is a village in the Alagyaz Municipality of the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. It was formerly known as Kondakhsaz or known by locals as Qundesaz. Most residents of Rya Taza are Sîpkî Yezidis who migrated to the Aparan region from Kars in the 19th century.[1]
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. In December 2020, a Yezidi cleric from the Lalish holy site located in Iraq blessed a newly built temple named after Shekhubekir (Şêxûbekir) which is open to the public.