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: | 2011 |
Population Total: | 4,036[1] |
Timezone: | |
Utc Offset: | +4 |
Timezone Dst: | |
Utc Offset Dst: | +5 |
Coordinates: | 40.1775°N 43.9064°W |
40.1775°N 43.9064°WMyasnikyan (hy|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).[2] It is the location of Araks railway station. The town's population is 4,036 people[1], which is mainly populated by Armenians and Kurds (including Yazidis).[3]