Beniamin
# Beniamin

Beniamin (Armenian: Բենիամին) is a village in the Akhuryan Municipality of the Shirak Province of Armenia. The town was renamed in 1945 in honor of Beniamin Galstian, a World War II general and native of the town. According to Ghevont Alishan, the old name of the village is "Chlofkhan or Chalovkhan", and was founded in 1828-1830 in the territory of the historical city of Draskhanakert. The Statistical Committee of Armenia reported its population was 745 in 2010, up from 702 at the 2001 census.

## Historical and cultural structures

"Tukh Manuk" chapel and Zham church are located in Beniamin.

## Education

There is a school in the village, where, in addition to the school curriculum, children are involved in extracurricular programs: art and craft groups, debate club, healthy lifestyle seminars.

With the efforts of the Children of Armenia Fund, trainings are being carried out for local medical workers.

## Gallery

* "Tukh Manuk" chapel
* Monument in the honor of Armenians who fought in the Great Patriotic War
* Monument in the honor of Armenians who fought in the Great Patriotic War
* Monument to General Major Benjamin Hovhannes Galstyan, Hero of the Soviet Union
* Beniamin school
* Beniamin church (Zham), 1871
