Aznvadzor

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
CountryArmenia
Marz (Province)Lori Province
Elevation
1,675 m (5,495 ft)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total473
Time zoneUTC+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
  1. "Ազնվաձոր". lori.mtad.am. Archived from the original on 2017-05-25. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  2. Hasanov, Ali (2015). ERMƏNİSTANIN AZƏRBAYCANA TƏCAVÜZÜ: Etnik təmizləmə, soyqırımı, terror, işğal (PDF) (in Azerbaijani). Vol. II. Baku: Elmin İnkişafı Fondu. p. 36, 41.
  3. "Լոռու մարզպետարան". lori.mtad.am. Retrieved 2021-02-25.
  4. "Հայաստանի Հանրապետության բնակավայրերի բառարան" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2014-09-12.
  5. "Armstat: Popilation of Lori Region" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2013-11-15.
  6. "Լոռվա Ազնվաձոր գյուղում բացվեց նորակառույց դպրոց". armenpress.am (in Armenian). Retrieved 2021-02-25.
  7. "Օծվեց Լոռու մարզի Բազում և Ազնվաձոր գյուղերի Սուրբ Աստվածածին վերակառուցված եկեղեցին". ՇՈՂԱԿԱԹ ՀԵՌՈՒՍՏԱԸՆԿԵՐՈՒԹՅՈՒՆ (in Armenian). 2016-10-09. Retrieved 2021-02-25.
  8. ""ԱԶՆՎԱՁՈՐ ԷԿՈ ՔԵՄՓ" ՎՐԱՆԱՅԻՆ ՃԱՄԲԱՐ • ՀԱՅԱՍՏԱՆ (ԵՐԵՎԱՆ) • ՍՓՅՈՒՌ". spyur.am. Retrieved 2021-02-25.
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