Myasnikyan Explained

Official Name:Myasnikyan
Native Name:Մյասնիկյան
Pushpin Map:Armenia
Mapsize:150px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Armenia
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Armavir
Population As Of:2008
Population Total:3756
Coordinates:40.1775°N 43.9064°W

40.1775°N 43.9064°WMyasnikyan (Armenian: Մյասնիկյան) is a town in the Armavir Province of Armenia. The town is named for Aleksandr Myasnikyan, the Armenian Bolshevik revolutionary and statesman who led Soviet Armenia at the beginning of Lenin's New Economic Policy (NEP).[1] It is the location of Araks railway station. Population is 4507 people. The town is populated by Armenians and Kurds (including Yazidis).[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, p. 40, available online at the US embassy to Armenia's website
  2. Web site: ՀԱՄԱՅՆՔՆԵՐ - ՀԱՄԱՅՆՔԻ ՄԱՍԻՆ . 20 May 2020 . hy.