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 ...

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Populated places in Armavir Province Populated places established in 1947 Cities and towns built in the Soviet Union 1947 establishments in the Soviet Union {{ArmavirAM-geo-stub

Geography

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