Official Name: | Mkhchyan |
Native Name: | Մխչյան |
Pushpin Map: | Armenia#Ararat |
Mapsize: | 150px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Armenia |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Ararat |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Artashat |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Total: | 4,535[1] |
Utc Offset: | +4 |
Utc Offset Dst: | +5 |
Coordinates: | 40.02°N 44.4911°W |
40.02°N 44.4911°WMkhchyan (hy|Մխչյան) is a village in the Artashat Municipality of the Ararat Province of Armenia near the Armenia–Turkey border. The town is named after Liparit Mkchyan, a Soviet commander killed in 1921.[2]