| Babken Arakelyan | |
| Birth Date: | 1 February 1912 |
| Birth Place: | Gecherlu, Erivan Governorate, Russian Empire (present-day Mrgashat, Armenia) |
| Death Place: | Yerevan, Armenia |
| Other Names: | Babken Nikoghosi Arakelyan |
| Nationality: | Armenian |
| Fields: | History, archaeology |
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Babken Nikolayi Arakelyan (Armenian: Բաբկեն Նիկոլայի Առաքելյան; February 1, 1912August 16, 2004) was an Armenian historian and archeologist. He specialized in ancient and medieval Armenian history, culture and art. He graduated from Yerevan State University in 1938. He was a professor and a full member (academician) of the Armenian Academy of Sciences since 1974. He headed the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography between 1959 and 1990.[1]