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Aznvadzor (Armenian: Ազնվաձոր) is a town in the Lori Province of Armenia. The village was populated by Azerbaijanis prior to their massacre and exodus after the outbreak of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. In 1988-1989 Armenian refugees from Azerbaijan settled in the village.[1] The town was one of the sites of the Gugark pogrom, where 21 Azerbaijanis were murdered in Aznvadzor.[2]

Aznvadzor Ազնվաձոր
Aznvadzor
Coordinates: 40°52′37″N 44°25′01″E
Country	Armenia
Marz (Province)	Lori Province
Elevation	1,675 m (5,495 ft)
Population  (2001)
• Total	473
Time zone	UTC+4 ( )

Geography

The village is located on the southern slopes of Bazum ridge in 4 km distance from the city of Vanadzor. It occupies with its areas 14.56 sq. km. The area is partially covered with forests.[3]

Climate

Yearly precipitation amounts to 600-700 mm.[3]

Demography

Year	1831	1897	1926	1939	1959	1970	1979	1989	2001	2004	2005	2012
Population[4]	33	393	706	822	624	1041	1091	706	473	255	309[3]	368[5]

Before the outbreak of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict the village was populated by Azerbaijanis who moved to Azerbaijan thereafter.[3] In 1988-1989 Armenian refugees from Azerbaijan settled in the village.[1]

Infrastructure

The village has a school with a new building completed in the year 2003,[6] a library and medical point. [3]

The postal code for the village is 2025.

Culture

Recently an old Holy Mother of God Church serving the villages Aznvadzor and Bazum was renovated and consecrated.[7]

Tourism

Near the village there is a campsite called Aznvazor Eco Camp.[8]

References

External links

• Aznvadzor at GEOnet Names Server
• Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia

На других языках

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- [en] Aznvadzor

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[ru] Азнвадзор

Азнвадзор (арм. Ազնվաձոր; до 1940 г. Ханджугаз, затем Гезалдара) — населённый пункт в Лорийской области Армении.

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