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Vanevan () is a village in the Vardenis Municipality of the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia, located close to the village of Torfavan. It was founded in 1828 by Armenians. The village was later populated by Azerbaijanis before the exodus of Azerbaijanis from Armenia after the outbreak of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Armenians who were deported from Azerbaijan now live in the village.

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Settlement.mapsize
150px
Settlement.official_name
Vanevan
Settlement.native_name
Վանևան
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Armenia#Gegharkunik
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Armenia
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Gegharkunik
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Vardenis
Settlement.leader_title
Mayor
Settlement.leader_name
Norayr Harutyunyan
Settlement.population_as_of
2011
Settlement.population_total
367
Settlement.population_density_km2
auto
Settlement.timezone
AMT
Settlement.utc_offset
+4
Settlement.elevation_m
1952

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Official name
Vanevan
Population
367
Elevation
1952
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native label
Վանեվան
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Vanevan () is a village in the Vardenis Municipality of the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia, located close to the village of Torfavan. It was founded in 1828 by Armenians. The village was later populated by Azerbaijanis before the exodus of Azerbaijanis from Armenia after the outbreak of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Armenians who were deported from Azerbaijan now live in the village.

== Etymology == The village was previously known as Shafak.

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