Kaniashir

Coordinates: 40°39′15″N 44°14′30″E / 40.65417°N 44.24167°E / 40.65417; 44.24167

Kaniashir Կանիաշիր
Kaniashir
Coordinates: 40°39′23″N 44°14′30″E / 40.65639°N 44.24167°E / 40.65639; 44.24167
Country	Armenia
Marz (Province)	Aragatsotn
Population  (2001)
• Total	345
Time zone	UTC+4 ( )
• Summer (DST)

Kaniashir (Armenian: Կանիաշիր), formerly known as Kuchuk Jangi and Sangyar, is a village in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. The town is mostly populated by Yezidis.

See also[]

• Aragatsotn Province
• Genocide of Yazidis by ISIL
• Yazidis in Armenia

References[]

• Kaniashir at GEOnet Names Server
• Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
• Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, p. 23, available online at the US embassy to Armenia's website

This article about a location in Aragatsotn Province, Armenia is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .

• v
• t