NalbandyanՆալբանդյանNalbandyanCoordinates: 40°04′04″N 43°59′08″E / 40.06778°N 43.98556°E / 40.06778; 43.98556CountryArmeniaProvinceArmavirPopulation (2008) • Total4,365Coordinates: 40°04′04″N 43°59′08″E / 40.06778°N 43.98556°E / 40.06778; 43.98556 Nalbandyan (Armenian: Նալբանդյան, also Romanized as Nalbandian; formerly, Mets Shagriar, Shagriar Bol’shoy, Shagriar, and Shahriar) is a town in the Armavir Province of Armenia. The town is named after writer Mikael Nalbandian.