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Beniamin
Բենիամին— community — Coordinates: 40°41′N 43°51′E / 40.683°N 43.85°ECoordinates: 40°41′N 43°51′E / 40.683°N 43.85°E Country Armenia
Marz (Province) Shirak Population (2010) – Total 745 Time zone (UTC+4) – Summer (DST) (UTC+5) Beniamin at GEOnet Names Server 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
- ^ Kiesling, Rediscoving Armenia, p. 76, available online at the US embassy to Armenia's website
- ^ "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.
- ^ Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia
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