What is "vahan"

Vahan is a given name. People with the given name Vahan include:

• Vahan - a Byzantine commander (see Battle of Yarmouk)
• Vahan Gevorgyan (born 1981) - a Polish footballer
• Vahan Hovhannisyan (born 1956) - an Armenian politician
• Vahan Janjigian - a Chief Investment Strategist and editor (Forbes inc.)
• Vahan Kurkjian (1863 - 1961) - an Aleppo-born author and historian (wrote "History of Armenia")
• Vahan Mamikonian (circa AD 4th century) - an Armenian nobleman
• Vahan Shirvanian - a cartoonist
• Vahan Tekeyan (1863 - 1961) - an Armenian poet and activist
• Vahan Terian (1875 - 1920) - an Armenian poet

Vahan may refer to:

• Vahana, a Sanskrit word meaning "vehicle", more specifically "a vehicle of consciousness"
• Vahan, Armenia, a town
• Vahan, Iran, a village in Hamadan Province, Iran
• VAHAN (firearm), an Armenian manufactured assault rifle
• Vahan (given name), of Armenian origin meaning "shield"
• Vahan McHitarian businessman

The VAHAN is an assault rifle of Armenian origin and was designed by Engineer and Firearms Designer Vahan S. Manasian. It can be fitted with a GP-30 grenade launcher, bayonet and scope. The weapon dates back to 1952 as the MBC-2 when Manasian was a Soldier in the Soviet Army. As of 2009, The VAHAN rifle has not yet been tested by Armenian Government.