Mayisyan, Armavir

40°09′42″N 44°05′18″E / 40.16167°N 44.08833°E / 40.16167; 44.08833

Mayisyan
Մայիսյան
Mayisyan is located in Armenia
Mayisyan
Mayisyan
Coordinates: 40°09′42″N 44°05′18″E / 40.16167°N 44.08833°E / 40.16167; 44.08833
CountryArmenia
Marz (Province)Armavir
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
1,525[1]
Time zoneUTC+4 ( )
 • Summer (DST)UTC+5 ( )

Mayisyan (Armenian: Մայիսյան), is a village in the Armavir Province of Armenia. It was founded as a collective farm (sovkhoz) and named Sovkhoz No.2. Later it became known as Imeni Beriya, named after Lavrentiy Beria. In 1953, it was renamed Imeni Zhdanovaor 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.

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References

  1. ^ "Armavir (Armenia): Towns and Villages in Municipalities". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-11-09.