Bjni

40°27′34″N 44°38′55″E

Bjni
Բջնի
Bjni
Բջնի
Coordinates: 40°27′34″N 44°38′55″E
CountryArmenia
ProvinceKotayk
First MentionedGhazar Parpetsi
Government
  MayorArmen Matevosyan
Elevation
1,550 m (5,090 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total2,547

Bjni (Armenian: Բջնի), is a village in the Kotayk Province of Armenia. 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. It is the birthplace of the 11th-century scholar Grigor Magistros.

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