Mezadzor
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Mezadzor Մեծաձոր |
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 Armenia
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| Province : | Aragazotn | ||
| Coordinates : | 40 ° 23 ' N , 44 ° 3' E | ||
| Height : | 2050 m | ||
| Area : | 3.78 km² | ||
| Residents : | 105 (2009) | ||
| Population density : | 28 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Time zone : | UTC + 4 | ||
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Mezadzor ( Armenian Մեծաձոր , received its current name in 2006, formerly Avtona Armenian Ավթոնա and also Shanlu ) is a rural municipality in the Aragazotn province in Armenia. In 2009 Mezadzor had 105 inhabitants. Most residents are Kurdish Yezidi and the former name Avtona means "waterless" in Northern Kurdish .
Mezadzor is located on the southwestern edge of a high plateau. The next villages (from west to east: Verin Bazmaberd , Kakavadzor and Otevan ) are all in the south of Mezadzor.
The population is almost exclusively employed in agriculture and livestock.