Taronik

40°07′59″N 44°11′57″E / 40.13306°N 44.19917°E / 40.13306; 44.19917

Place in Armavir, Armenia

Taronik Տարոնիկ
Standing stones at the ruins of the Metsamor site near Taronik
Taronik
Coordinates: 40°07′59″N 44°11′57″E / 40.13306°N 44.19917°E / 40.13306; 44.19917
Country	Armenia
Marz (Province)	Armavir
Population (2008)
• Total	2,036
Time zone	UTC+4 ( )

Taronik (Armenian: Տարոնիկ, Armenian: Չեյվա)^[1]^[2] is a village in the Armavir Province of Armenia. The Iron Age settlement of Metsamor site is located only 1 km southwest of Taronik.

References

^ Сборник сведений о Кавказе — Тф., 1880. — Volume. V. — 343 pp.
^ "Հայաստանի եւ հարակից շրջանների տեղանունների բառարան, Թ.Խ. Հակոբյան, Ստ.Տ. Մելիք-Բախշյան, Հ.Խ. Բարսեղյան". www.nayiri.com. Retrieved 2021-01-15.

Taronik at GEOnet Names Server
World Gazeteer: Armenia^{[dead link]} – World-Gazetteer.com
Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
Kiesling, Brady (2005), Rediscovering Armenia: Guide, Yerevan, Armenia: Matit Graphic Design Studio
Kiesling, Brady (June 2000). Rediscovering Armenia: An Archaeological/Touristic Gazetteer and Map Set for the Historical Monuments of Armenia (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 November 2021.