40°50′23″N 44°01′12″E / 40.83972°N 44.02000°E / 40.83972; 44.02000

Khnkoyan
Խնկոյան
Khnkoyan is located in Armenia
Khnkoyan
Khnkoyan
Coordinates: 40°50′23″N 44°01′12″E / 40.83972°N 44.02000°E / 40.83972; 44.02000
CountryArmenia
Marz (Province)Lori Province
Elevation
1,800 m (5,900 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total259
Time zoneUTC+4 ( )
 • Summer (DST)UTC+5 ( )

Khnkoyan (Armenian: Խնկոյան) is a village in the Lori Province of Armenia. It is located on the banks of the Pambak River, near its source, 48 km southwest of the provincial capital of Vanadzor. Known as Gharaboya until 1946, it was renamed in honor of its most famous native, the children's author Atabek Khnkoyan (Khnko Aper), whose house museum is located in the village.

The village was founded by Armenian migrants from the regions of Basen, Mush and Kars in 1827–1828 and originally named Hatik. Its main economic activities are cattle breeding and cultivation of grain, fodder crops, beets and fruits. As of 1980, there were quarries producing construction materials in the village. It has a school, a club, a library, and a nursery-kindergarten. It has a temperate climate, with mild summers (maximum temperature 27 °C) and long, frosty winters lasting about 5 months.

Population

Year 1831 1873 1897 1926 1939 1959 1970 1979 1989 2001 2011
Population 69 387 692 487 831 624 580 379 203 414 259

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