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]