Duzkend is a village in the Alexandropol uezd of the former Iravan governorate, later in the former Duzkend (Akhuryan) district, and currently in the Shirak province. The provincial centre lies 5 km to the southeast of the town of Gumru, at a height of 1,540 m above sea level. It became the name and centre of the district formed on 31 December 1937 after Soviet power had been established in the territory now called “Armenia”. The 18th- century source, “The Iravan Province Review Book”, states the name of two villages named “Boyuk Duzkend” and “Kichik Duzkend”. In the works of Armenian authors “Boyuk Duzkend” is stated as another name for the village of Duzkend. Boyuk Duzkend and Kichik Duzkend seem to have merged later on. It was marked on the five-verst map of the Caucasus.

The village had been inhabited by Azerbaijanis until 1828. Armenians were removed there from Türkiye in 1828–1829. At present, Armenians live in the village.

The toponym was coined by adding the geographical nomen “kend” to the word “dyuz” used in Turkish in the sense of “a plain, field, lowland”.

The village was renamed “Akhuryan” by the decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Armenian SSR dated 7 December 1945. According to the law “On the administrative-territorial division of the Republic of Armenia” dated 7 November 1995, it was integrated into the administrative area of the Shirak province.

Geographic coordinates: latitude: 40°65′ N., longitude: 43°54’ E.