Arzni (, ,

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: Арзни), is a resort village in the

Kotayk Province Kotayk (, ), is a provinces of Armenia, province (''Administrative divisions of Armenia, marz'') of Armenia. It is located at the central part of the country. Its capital is Hrazdan and the largest city is Abovyan. It is named after the Kotayk c ...

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located on in the Hrazdan canyon. Modern village was founded on the place of old Armenian village called Arzni and mentioned by Movses Khorenatsi during the 19th century by Assyrian Christians who migrated to Eastern Armenia from Iran. The village is predominantly inhabited by

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World Gazeteer: Armenia
– World-Gazetteer.com * Populated places in Kotayk Province Assyrian settlements Assyrians in Armenia Mountain resorts in Armenia Yazidi populated places in Armenia {{Kotayk-geo-stub

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