Taronik

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

Taronik Տարոնիկ
Taronik Տարոնիկ
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)
– Summer (DST)	(UTC+5)

Taronik (Armenian: Տարոնիկ; formerly Zeyva Turkakan – "Turkish Zeyva", Verin Zeyva, and Malaya Zeyva) is a town in the Armavir Province of Armenia. One km outside the town is the Iron Age settlement dubbed the Metsamor site.

References

• Taronik at GEOnet Names Server
• World Gazeteer: Armenia – World-Gazetteer.com
• Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia
• Kiesling, Brady (2005), Rediscovering Armenia: Guide, Yerevan, Armenia: Matit Graphic Design Studio 
• Brady Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, p. 37; original archived at Archive.org, and current version online on Armeniapedia.org.