Merdzavan

Merdzavan
Մերձավան
Merdzavan
Coordinates: 40°10′47″N 44°23′59″E / 40.17972°N 44.39972°E / 40.17972; 44.39972
Country Armenia
Province Armavir
Founded 1947
Elevation 945 m (3,100 ft)
Population (2011)
  Total 3,303

Coordinates: 40°10′47″N 44°23′59″E / 40.17972°N 44.39972°E / 40.17972; 44.39972 Merdzavan (Armenian: Մերձավան), is a village in the Armavir Province of Armenia, located at the western suburbs of the capital Yerevan, north of the Parakar village.

As of the 2011 official census, Merdzavan has a population of 3,303.[1]

Geography

At a height of 945 meters above sea level, Merdzavan is located to the western edge of the Malatia-Sebastia District of the capital Yerevan. It is 40 km east of the provincial centre Armavir and 6 km east of Vagharshapat.

References

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