Beniamin Բենիամին |
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Beniamin
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Coordinates: | |
Country | Armenia |
Marz (Province) | Shirak |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 745 |
Time zone | (UTC+4) |
• Summer (DST) | (UTC+5) |
Beniamin at GEOnet Names Server |
Beniamin (Armenian: Բենիամին; until 1945, Jlovkhan or Chlokhan) is a village and rural community (municipality) in 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.[1] The National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia (ARMSTAT) reported its population was 745 in 2010,[2] up from 702 at the 2001 census.[3]