Beniamin
Բենիամին
Chalovkhan
Beniamin is located in Armenia
Beniamin
Beniamin
Beniamin is located in Shirak
Beniamin
Beniamin
Coordinates: 40°41′N 43°51′E / 40.683°N 43.850°E / 40.683; 43.850
CountryArmenia
ProvinceShirak
MunicipalityAkhuryan
Elevation
1,540 m (5,050 ft)
Population
 (2010)
  Total745
Time zoneUTC+4
  Summer (DST)UTC+5
Beniamin at GEOnet Names Server

Beniamin (Armenian: Բենիամին) is a village in the Akhuryan Municipality of the Shirak Province of Armenia. The town was renamed in 1945 in honor of Beniamin Galstian, a World War II general and native of the town.[1] According to Ghevont Alishan, the old name of the village is "Chlofkhan or Chalovkhan", and was founded in 1828-1830 in the territory of the historical city of Draskhanakert.[2] The Statistical Committee of Armenia reported its population was 745 in 2010,[3] up from 702 at the 2001 census.[4]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1897561    
1926442−0.82%
1939604+2.43%
1959546−0.50%
1970531−0.25%
1979500−0.67%
1989751+4.15%
2001702−0.56%
2004724+1.03%
Source: [5]

Historical and cultural structures

"Tukh Manuk" chapel and Zham church are located in Beniamin.[6]

Education

There is a school in the village, where, in addition to the school curriculum, children are involved in extracurricular programs: art and craft groups, debate club, healthy lifestyle seminars.

With the efforts of the Children of Armenia Fund, trainings are being carried out for local medical workers.

References

  1. Kiesling, Brady (June 2000). Rediscovering Armenia: An Archaeological/Touristic Gazetteer and Map Set for the Historical Monuments of Armenia (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 November 2021.
  2. Alishan, Ghevont (1881). Shirak (in Armenian). Venice.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. "Marzes of Armenia and Yerevan City in Figures, 2010" (PDF). Statistical Committee of Armenia.
  4. Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
  5. Հայաստանի Հանրապետության բնակավայրերի բառարան [Republic of Armenia settlements dictionary] (PDF) (in Armenian). Yerevan: Cadastre Committee of the Republic of Armenia. 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 March 2018.
  6. hushardzantest. "ԲԵՆԻԱՄԻՆ". Պատմամշակութային արգելոց-թանգարանների և պատմական միջավայրի պահպանության ծառայության (in Amharic). Retrieved 2022-08-20.


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