Zaritap
Place in Vayots Dzor, Armenia
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Zaritap
Զառիթափ | |
|---|---|
  Zaritap  Zaritap | |
| Coordinates: 39°38′14″N 45°30′31″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
The village was previously known as Azizbekov, Pashalu and Pashaghu.
