Khnkoyan ( hy, Խնկոյան) is a village in the
Lori Province of
Armenia
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. It is located on the banks of the
Pambak River
The Pambak ( hy, Փամբակ), is a river in the region of Lori Province in Northern Armenia and a tributary of the Debed
The Debed ( hy, Դեբեդ) or Debeda ( ka, დებედა) is a river in Armenia and Georgia. It also serves as a ...
, near its source, 48 km southwest of the provincial capital of
Vanadzor
Vanadzor ( hy, Վանաձոր) is an urban municipal community and the third-largest city in Armenia, serving as the capital of Lori Province in the northern part of the country. It is located about north of the capital Yerevan. As of the 2011 cen ...
. Known as Gharaboya until 1946, it was renamed in honor of its most famous native, the children's author
Atabek Khnkoyan (Khnko Aper), whose house museum is located in the village.
The village was founded by Armenian migrants from the regions of
Basen,
Mush
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and
Kars in 1827–1828 and originally named Hatik. Its main economic activities are cattle breeding and cultivation of grain, fodder crops, beets and fruits. As of 1980, there were quarries producing construction materials in the village. It has a school, a club, a library, and a nursery-kindergarten. It has a temperate climate, with mild summers (maximum temperature 27 °C) and long, frosty winters lasting about 5 months.
Population
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Populated places in Lori Province
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