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.

Merdzavan
Մերձավան
Merdzavan is located in Armenia
Merdzavan
Merdzavan
Coordinates: 40°10′47″N 44°23′59″E / 40.17972°N 44.39972°E / 40.17972; 44.39972
CountryArmenia
ProvinceArmavir
Founded1947
Elevation
945 m (3,100 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total3,303

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

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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.

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