Şəhriyar, Sharur

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Shahriyar
Municipality
Azerbaijani: Şəhriyar
Shahriyar is located in Azerbaijan
Shahriyar
Shahriyar
Coordinates: 39°32′53″N 44°56′58″E / 39.54806°N 44.94944°E / 39.54806; 44.94944Coordinates: 39°32′53″N 44°56′58″E / 39.54806°N 44.94944°E / 39.54806; 44.94944
Country Azerbaijan
Autonomous republicNakhchivan
DistrictSharur
Population
 (2008)[1]
 • Total2,348
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)

Şəhriyar (also, Shahriyar and Shahriar) is a village and municipality in the Sharur District of Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan. It is located 3 km in the west from the district center, on the Sharur plain. Its population is busy with tobacco-growing and animal husbandry. There are secondary school, cultural house, library, mosque and a hospital in the village. It has a population of 2,348.[2]

Etymology[]

The village was named in Şəhriyar (Shahriyar)in honor of the notable Azerbaijani poet of Məhəmməd Şəhriyar (Mohammad-Hossein Shahriar).[3]

References[]

  1. ^ World Gazetteer: Azerbaijan[dead link] – World-Gazetteer.com
  2. ^ ANAS, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (2005). Nakhchivan Encyclopedia. volume II. Baku: ANAS. p. 301. ISBN 5-8066-1468-9. |volume= has extra text (help)
  3. ^ Encyclopedic dictionary of Azerbaijan toponyms. In two volumes. Volume I. p. 304. Baku: "East-West". 2007. ISBN 978-9952-34-155-3.


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