Avan is a district

District

Districts are a type of administrative division, in some countries managed by a local government. They vary greatly in size, spanning entire regions or counties, several municipalities, or subdivisions of municipalities.-Austria:...

 of the Armenian capital Yerevan

Yerevan

Yerevan is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's oldest continuously-inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerevan is the administrative, cultural, and industrial center of the country...

, with a population over 50,000 inhabitants, located on the hills to the north of the Nor Nork

Nor Nork

Nor Nork is a district of Yerevan, the capital of Armenia. It is situated east of the city centre....

 district and east of Kanaker-Zeytun district. Avan has common borders with the distrcirs of Arabkir

Arabkir District

Arabkir District is a neighborhood that used to be a separate village in Yerevan, Armenia. At the census in 2001, it had a population of over 132,000. It is bordered by Hrazdan River to the north and west, the Kentron to the south, and Kanaker-Zeytun to the east. Its main thoroughfare is Komitas...

, Nor Nork

Nor Nork

Nor Nork is a district of Yerevan, the capital of Armenia. It is situated east of the city centre....

 and Kanaker-Zeytun. By the outer border it is adjacent to the Kotayk region.

The district is commonly divided into three smaller areas (neighborhoods): Avan, Avan-Arinj and Aghi Hanq.