Mkhchyan () is a village in the

Artashat Municipality Ararat (, ) is a province ('' marz'') of Armenia. Its capital and largest city is the town of Artashat. The province is named after the biblical Mount Ararat. It is bordered by Turkey from the west and Azerbaijan's Nakhchivan Autonomous Republi ...

of the

Ararat Province Ararat (, ) is a administrative divisions of Armenia, province (''marz (territorial entity), marz'') of Armenia. Its capital and largest city is the town of Artashat, Armenia, Artashat. The province is named after the biblical Mount Ararat. It i ...

Armenia Armenia, officially the Republic of Armenia, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of West Asia. It is a part of the Caucasus region and is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia (country), Georgia to the north and Azerbaijan to ...

near the

Armenia–Turkey border The Armenia–Turkey border (; ) is 311 km (193 m) in length and runs from the tripoint with Georgia (country), Georgia in the north to the tripoint with Azerbaijan in the south. The land border has been closed since 3 April 1993. The bord ...

. The town is named after Liparit Mkchyan, a Soviet commander killed in 1921.Kiesling, ''Rediscovering Armenia'', p. 25, available online at th
US embassy to Armenia's website

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World Gazeteer: Armenia
– World-Gazetteer.com * Populated places in Ararat Province Yazidi populated places in Armenia {{AraratAM-geo-stub