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Vahan (given name)

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

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
VAHAN (firearm)

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.