Beniamin

Beniamin Բենիամին
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Beniamin
Coordinates: 40°41′N 43°51′E / 40.683°N 43.85°E / 40.683; 43.85Coordinates: 40°41′N 43°51′E / 40.683°N 43.85°E / 40.683; 43.85
Country	Armenia
Marz (Province)	Shirak
Population (2010)
– Total	745
Time zone	(UTC+4)
– Summer (DST)	(UTC+5)
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Beniamin (Armenian: Բենիամին; until 1945, Jlovkhan or Chlokhan) is a village and rural community (municipality) in the Shirak Province of Armenia. The town was renamed in 1945 in honor of Beniamin Galstian, a World War II general and native of the town.^[1] The National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia (ARMSTAT) reported its population was 745 in 2010,^[2] up from 702 at the 2001 census.^[3]

References

1. ^ Kiesling, Rediscoving Armenia, p. 76, available online at the US embassy to Armenia's website
2. ^ "Marzes of the Republic of Armenia and Yerevan City in Figures, 2010". National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia (ARMSTAT). http://www.armstat.am/file/article/marz_10_43.pdf. 
3. ^ Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia