Bjni

Bjni, is a village in the of . It is situated in a valley between canyon walls and a small river. The village is one of the prominent centers of education and culture of ancient and medieval Armenia.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Village with 2,870 residents
  • Description: village in Kotayk Province of Armenia
  • Also known as: “Bzhni”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bjni Fortress and Saint Astvatsatsin Church.

Castle
Photo: Liveon001, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a medieval Armenian fortress located in the village of Bjni in the of . It sits upon the top and along the sides of a mesa that divides the village nearly in half.

Church
Photo: SargsyanSuren, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Church
Photo: SargsyanSuren, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Alapars and Arzakan.

Village
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is a village in the of . The village has 860 dwellings, a school, house of culture, and library. The population is entirely Armenian. is situated 3½ km south of Bjni.

Village
Photo: David da, Public domain.
, is a village in the of . The resort is located in . There are the large ruins of the 10th- or 11th-century Neghutsi Vank, located along a ravine to the northwest of the village. is situated 4 km west of Bjni.

Village
Photo: Atheist Armenian, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village in the of . is the birthplace of musician Djivan Gasparyan. The ancestors of the villagers came from and . is situated 5 km east of Bjni.

Bjni

Latitude
40.45818° or 40° 27′ 29″ north
Longitude
44.64959° or 44° 38′ 59″ east
Population
2,870
Elevation
1,580 metres (5,184 feet)
Open location code
8HG6FJ5X+7R
Open­Street­Map ID
way 616089773
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­residential
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
616789
Wiki­data ID
Q1280781
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Western Armenian—“Bjni” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Bjni”
  • Armenian: “Բջնի”
  • Azerbaijani: “Bcni”
  • Azerbaijani: “Bjni”
  • Belarusian: “Бжні”
  • Cebuano: “Bjni”
  • Chechen: “Бжни”
  • Chinese: “Bdjini”
  • Dutch: “Bjni”
  • French: “Bdjini”
  • Georgian: “ბჯნი”
  • Hebrew: “בג’ני”
  • Indonesian: “Bjni”
  • Italian: “Bdjini”
  • Italian: “Bjni”
  • Malay: “Bjni”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Bdjini”
  • Persian: “بجنی”
  • Polish: “Bydżni”
  • Romanian: “Bgini, Kotaik”
  • Russian: “Бджни”
  • Russian: “Бжни”
  • Scots: “Bjni”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Bjni”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Bžni”
  • Spanish: “Bjni”
  • Swedish: “Bjni”
  • Turkish: “Bjni”
  • Ukrainian: “Бжні”
  • Uzbek: “Bjni”
  • Vietnamese: “Bjini”
  • Vietnamese: “Bjni”
  • Western Armenian: “Բճնի”
  • Western Armenian: “Բջնի”

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