Beniamin () is a village in the

Akhuryan Municipality Shirak (, ) is a province () of Armenia. It is located in the north-west of the country, bordering the provinces of Lori to the east and Aragatsotn to the south and southeast, and the countries of Turkey to the west and Georgia to the north. It ...

of the

Shirak Province Shirak (, ) is a provinces of Armenia, province () of Armenia. It is located in the north-west of the country, bordering the provinces of Lori Province, Lori to the east and Aragatsotn Province, Aragatsotn to the south and southeast, and the cou ...

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. The town was renamed in 1945 in honor of

Beniamin Galstian Beniamin () 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. According to Ghevont Alishan, the old name of the ...

, a

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general and native of the town. According to

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, 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. The

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reported its population was 745 in 2010, up from 702 at the 2001 census.

Demographics

Historical and cultural structures

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

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 Children of Armenia Fund (COAF) (Armenian language, Armenian: «Հայաստանի Մանուկներ» բարեգործական հիմնադրամ (ՔՈԱՖ)) is a Nonprofit organization, non-profit, Non-governmental organization, non-government ...

, trainings are being carried out for local medical workers.

Gallery

File:Beniamin 31.JPG, alt="Tukh Manuk" chapel in Beniamin village of Armenia, "Tukh Manuk" chapel File:Beniamin 19.JPG, alt=Monument in the honor of Armenians who fought in the Great Patriotic War, Beniamin, Armenia, Monument in the honor of Armenians who fought in the Great Patriotic War File:Beniamin 20.JPG, alt=Monument in the honor of Armenians who fought in the Great Patriotic War, Beniamin, Armenia, Monument in the honor of Armenians who fought in the Great Patriotic War File:Beniamin 22.JPG, alt=Monument to General Major Benjamin Hovhannes Galstyan, Hero of the Soviet Union, Beniamin, Armenia, Monument to General Major Benjamin Hovhannes Galstyan, Hero of the Soviet Union File:Beniamin 23.JPG, alt=Beniamin school, Armenia, Beniamin school File:Beniamin 29.JPG, alt=Beniamin church (Zham), 1871, Armenia, Beniamin church (Zham), 1871

References

Communities in Shirak Province Populated places in Shirak Province {{Shirak-geo-stub