Taronik
Encyclopedia
Taronik is a town in the Armavir Province
of Armenia
. One km outside the town is the Iron Age settlement dubbed the Metsamor site
.
Armavir (province)
Armavir is a province of Armenia with the capital in Armavir. It is in the west of the country, located in the Ararat valley, between Mount Ararat and Mount Aragats, and shares a 45-mile border with Turkey to the south and west...
of Armenia
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
. One km outside the town is the Iron Age settlement dubbed the Metsamor site
Metsamor site
The site of Metsamor Castle, near the Armenian town of Metsamor has been populated from the 5th millennium BC until the 18th century AD. The excavations of thetombs of Metsamor castle began in 1965. Arkuni town is noted for its observatory and temple...
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