Khanjyan, Armenia

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Coordinates: 40°10′N44°02′E / 40.167°N 44.033°E / 40.167; 44.033

Khanjyan

Խանջյան
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Khanjyan
Coordinates: 40°10′N44°02′E / 40.167°N 44.033°E / 40.167; 44.033
Country Armenia
Marz (Province) Armavir
Founded1957
Population
 (2008)
  Total1,937
Time zone UTC+4 ( )
  Summer (DST) UTC+5 ( )

Khanjyan (Armenian : Խանջյան, also Romanized as Khanjian) is a town in the Armavir Province of Armenia. The town founded as a sovkhoz (collective farm) in 1957 and named in honor of Aghasi Khanjian, first secretary of the Communist Party of Armenia.

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