Mayisyan (), is a village in the
Armavir Province
Armavir (, ), is a administrative divisions of Armenia, province (''marz'') in the western part of Armenia. Located in the Ararat plain dominated by Mount Ararat from the south and Mount Aragats from the north, the province's capital is the tow ...
of
Armenia
Armenia, officially the Republic of Armenia, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of West Asia. It is a part of the Caucasus region and is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia (country), Georgia to the north and Azerbaijan to ...
. It was founded as a collective farm (
sovkhoz) and named ''Sovkhoz No.2''. Later it became known as ''Imeni Beriya'', named after
Lavrentiy Beria
Lavrentiy Pavlovich Beria ka, ლავრენტი პავლეს ძე ბერია} ''Lavrenti Pavles dze Beria'' ( – 23 December 1953) was a Soviet politician and one of the longest-serving and most influential of Joseph ...
. In 1953, it was renamed ''Imeni Zhdanova''or ''Zhdanov'' after
Andrei Zhdanov. In 2006, the village was renamed ''Mayisyan'', in memory of the Armenian victory over the Turks during the battles of
Abaran and
Sardarabad in May 1918.
See also
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Armavir Province
Armavir (, ), is a administrative divisions of Armenia, province (''marz'') in the western part of Armenia. Located in the Ararat plain dominated by Mount Ararat from the south and Mount Aragats from the north, the province's capital is the tow ...
References
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World Gazeteer: Armenia– World-Gazetteer.com
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Populated places in Armavir Province
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