Mkhchyan
Մխչյան
Mkhchyan is located in Armenia
Mkhchyan
Mkhchyan
Mkhchyan is located in Ararat
Mkhchyan
Mkhchyan
Coordinates: 40°01′12″N 44°29′28″E / 40.02000°N 44.49111°E / 40.02000; 44.49111
CountryArmenia
ProvinceArarat
MunicipalityArtashat
Population
 (2008)
 • Total4,886
St. Hovhannes Church, Mkhchyan by ArmAg

40°01′12″N 44°29′28″E / 40.02000°N 44.49111°E / 40.02000; 44.49111 Mkhchyan (Armenian: 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.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, p. 25, available online at the US embassy to Armenia's website Archived 2007-09-26 at the Wayback Machine


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