Beniamin
Բենիամին
Chalovkhan
Beniamin is located in Armenia
Beniamin
Beniamin
Beniamin is located in Shirak
Beniamin
Beniamin
Coordinates: 40°41′N 43°51′E / 40.683°N 43.850°E / 40.683; 43.850
CountryArmenia
ProvinceShirak
MunicipalityAkhuryan
Elevation
1,540 m (5,050 ft)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total745
Time zoneUTC+4
 • Summer (DST)UTC+5
Beniamin at GEOnet Names Server

Beniamin (Armenian: Բենիամին) is a village in the Akhuryan Municipality of 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] According to Ghevont Alishan, the old name of the village is "Chlofkhan or Chalovkhan", and was founded in 1828-1830 in the territory of the historical city of Draskhanakert.[2] The Statistical Committee of Armenia reported its population was 745 in 2010,[3] up from 702 at the 2001 census.[4]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1897561—    
1926442−0.82%
1939604+2.43%
1959546−0.50%
1970531−0.25%
1979500−0.67%
1989751+4.15%
2001702−0.56%
2004724+1.03%
Source: [5]

Historical and cultural structures

"Tukh Manuk" chapel and Zham church are located in Beniamin.[6]

Education

There is a school in the village, where, in addition to the school curriculum, children are involved in extracurricular programs: art and craft groups, debate club, healthy lifestyle seminars.

With the efforts of the Children of Armenia Fund, trainings are being carried out for local medical workers.

References

  1. ↑ Kiesling, Brady (June 2000). Rediscovering Armenia: An Archaeological/Touristic Gazetteer and Map Set for the Historical Monuments of Armenia (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 November 2021.
  2. ↑ Alishan, Ghevont (1881). Shirak (in Armenian). Venice.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ↑ "Marzes of Armenia and Yerevan City in Figures, 2010" (PDF). Statistical Committee of Armenia.
  4. ↑ Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
  5. ↑ Հայաստանի Հանրապետության բնակավայրերի բառարան [Republic of Armenia settlements dictionary] (PDF) (in Armenian). Yerevan: Cadastre Committee of the Republic of Armenia. 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 March 2018.
  6. ↑ hushardzantest. "ԲԵՆԻԱՄԻՆ". Պատմամշակութային արգելոց-թանգարանների և պատմական միջավայրի պահպանության ծառայության (in Amharic). Retrieved 2022-08-20.


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