Nalbandyan
Նալբանդյան | |
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Monument in Nalbandyan village, 2016 | |
Coordinates: 40°04′04″N 43°59′08″E / 40.06778°N 43.98556°E | |
Country | Armenia |
Province | Armavir |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 4,863[1] |
Time zone | UTC+4 ( ) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+5 ( ) |
40°04′04″N 43°59′08″E / 40.06778°N 43.98556°E Nalbandyan (Armenian: Նալբանդյան, also Romanized as Nalbandian; formerly Shahriar), is a major village in the Armavir Province of Armenia near the Armenia–Turkey border. It is named after poet Mikael Nalbandian. 20% of the population (around 895 individuals) in Nalbandyan are from the Yazidi minority.