Khanjyan, Armenia
Place in Armavir, Armenia
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Khanjyan
Խանջյան | |
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  Khanjyan Location within Armenia | |
| Coordinates: 40°10′N 44°02′E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Marz (Province) | Armavir |
| Founded | 1957 |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,775[1] |
| 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. It was named in honor of Aghasi Khanjian, former first secretary of the Communist Party of Armenia and a victim of the Great Purge.
