Nalbandyan, Armenia

Nalbandyan
Նալբանդյան
Nalbandyan
Coordinates: 40°04′04″N 43°59′08″E / 40.06778°N 43.98556°E / 40.06778; 43.98556
Country Armenia
Province Armavir
Population (2011)
  Total 4,863

Coordinates: 40°04′04″N 43°59′08″E / 40.06778°N 43.98556°E / 40.06778; 43.98556 Nalbandyan (Armenian: Նալբանդյան, also Romanized as Nalbandian; formerly Shahriar), is a major village in the Armavir Province of Armenia. It is named after poet Mikael Nalbandian. 20% of the population (around 895 individuals) in Nalbandyan are from the Yazidi minority.

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