Khanjyan, Armenia
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Khanjyan 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.
Armavir (province)
Armavir is a province of Armenia with the capital in Armavir. It is in the west of the country, located in the Ararat valley, between Mount Ararat and Mount Aragats, and shares a 45-mile border with Turkey to the south and west...
of Armenia
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
. The town founded as a sovkhoz
Sovkhoz
A sovkhoz , typically translated as state farm, is a state-owned farm. The term originated in the Soviet Union, hence the name. The term is still in use in some post-Soviet states, e.g., Russia and Belarus. It is usually contrasted with kolkhoz, which is a collective-owned farm...
(collective farm) in 1957 and named in honor of Aghasi Khanjian
Aghasi Khanjian
Aghasi Khanjian, also Aghasi Khanchian or Agasi Khandzhan , was First Secretary of the Communist Party of Armenia from May 1930 to July 1936....
, first secretary of the Communist Party of Armenia.