Avtona

Avtona

Infobox Settlement
official_name =Avtona Ավթոնա
native_name =
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mapsize =150px
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = Armenia
subdivision_type1 = Marz (Province)
subdivision_name1 =Aragatsotn
leader_title =
leader_name =
established_title =
established_date =
area_total_km2 =
area_footnotes =
population_as_of = 2001
population_total =159
population_density_km2 =
timezone =
utc_offset = +4
timezone_DST =
utc_offset_DST = +5
latd=40 |latm=23 |lats=|latNS=N
longd=44|longm=03 |longs=|longEW=E
elevation_m =
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Avtona ( _hy. Ավթոնա; formerly, Schanlu) is a town in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. Most inhabitants are Yezidis, and the town's name means "waterless" in Kurdish.

References

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* [http://www.armstat.am/file/doc/70.pdf Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census]
*Kiesling, "Rediscoving Armenia", p. 18, available online at the [http://yerevan.usembassy.gov/armenia.pdf US embassy to Armenia's website]


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