Country Armenia Postal code 0511 Area 242 ha Population 2,571 (2001) | Time zone GMT+4 (UTC+4) Elevation 1,745 m Local time Wednesday 12:46 AM Marz province Aragatsotn Province | |
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Mastara (Armenian: Մաստարա) is a village in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. The 5th-century Armenian Church of S. Hovhannes is situated in the northeastern half of the village, while the church of S. Stepanos Nakhava sits on a hilltop to the north. There is also the small medieval Tukh Manuk Church in the village to the southeast.
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Map of Mastara, Armenia
Etymology
The name Mastara is thought to be derived from the words mas, meaning "a piece", and tara, "I buried/took". This comes from the popular legend that Gregory the Illuminator brought back relics of John the Baptist from Caesaria, a fragment of which he enshrined beneath the Church of S. Hovhannes.
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