Zaritap Explained

39.6372°N 45.5086°W

Official Name:Zaritap
Native Name:Զառիթափ
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:Vayk
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:1,380
Timezone:AMT
Utc Offset:+4
Coordinates:39.6372°N 45.5086°W

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, 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

The village was previously known as Azizbekov, Pashalu and Pashaghu.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The results of the 2011 Population Census of Armenia. Statistical Committee of Armenia.