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unusual facts about Western Armenian



Alashkert, Armenia

In 2008, the village was renamed Alashkert, after the historic Western Armenian town of Eleşkirt.

Shahan Shahnour

Shahnour Kerestejian better known as Shahan Shahnour (in Armenian Շահան Շահնուր, French transliteration Chahan Chahnour) also known in his French language writings as Armen Lubin (in Armenian Արմեն Լյուբեն Western Armenian Արմէն Լիւպեն) (August 3, 1903, Istanbul - August 20, 1974, Saint-Raphaël) was a French-Armenian writer and poet.

Zakaryan

Zakaryan (in Armenian Զաքարյան), also written Zakarian (in Western Armenian Զաքարեան) is an Armenian surname, originating from the patronymic Armenian equivalent of Zechariah.


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