Rya Taza

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Rya Taza
Ռյա Թազա
View from the village
View from the village
Rya Taza is located in Armenia
Rya Taza
Rya Taza
Rya Taza is located in Aragatsotn
Rya Taza
Rya Taza
Coordinates: 40°39′28″N 44°18′00″E / 40.65778°N 44.30000°E / 40.65778; 44.30000
CountryArmenia
ProvinceAragatsotn
MunicipalityAlagyaz
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
531[1]
Time zoneUTC+4
 • Summer (DST)UTC+5

Rya Taza (Armenian: Ռյա Թազա) or Ria Taza (Kurdish: Ria Taza, lit. '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.[2]

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.

  • Ruined St. Sarkis church
    Ruined St. Sarkis church
  • Cemetery featuring animal-shaped monuments
    Cemetery featuring animal-shaped monuments
  • The entrance to the Yezidi temple
    The entrance to the Yezidi temple
  • The Yezidi temple
    The Yezidi temple

References

  1. ^ "Aragatsotn (Armenia): Towns and Villages in Municipalities". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
  2. ^ "(PDF) On the Structure of the Yezidi Clan and Tribal System and its Terminology among the Yezidis of the Caucasus | Khanna Omarkhali - Academia.edu". p. 115.


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