Merdzavan ( hy, Մերձավան), is a village in the
Armavir Province of
Armenia
Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ' ...
, located at the western suburbs of the capital
Yerevan
Yerevan ( , , hy, Երևան , sometimes spelled Erevan) is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerevan is the administrative, cultural, and i ...
, north of the
Parakar village.
As of the 2011 official census, Merdzavan has a population of 3,303.
2011 census: Armavir
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Geography
At a height of 945 meters above sea level, Merdzavan is located to the western edge of the Malatia-Sebastia District
Malatia-Sebastia ( hy, Մալաթիա-Սեբաստիա վարչական շրջան, ), also nicknamed colloquially as Bangladesh, is one of the 12 districts of Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, located in the western part of the city. As of the 20 ...
of the capital Yerevan. It is 40 km east of the provincial centre Armavir and 6 km east of Vagharshapat
Vagharshapat ( hy, Վաղարշապատ ) is the 4th-largest city in Armenia and the most populous municipal community of Armavir Province, located about west of the capital Yerevan, and north of the closed Turkish-Armenian border. It is com ...
.
See also
* Armavir Province
References
Populated places in Armavir Province
Populated places established in 1947
Cities and towns built in the Soviet Union
1947 establishments in the Soviet Union
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