Xanlıqlar, Nakhchivan
Xanlıqlar | |
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Municipality | |
| Azerbaijani: Xanlıqlar | |
  Xanlıqlar | |
| Coordinates: 39°30′10″N 45°01′43″E / 39.50278°N 45.02861°E | |
| Country |  Azerbaijan |
| Autonomous republic | Nakhchivan |
| District | Sharur |
| Population (2005)[citation needed] | |
| • Total | 2,091 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
Xanlıqlar (also, Khanlyglar) is a village and municipality in the Sharur District of Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan. It is located 8 km in the south-east from the district center, on the Sharur plain. Its population is busy with vine-growing and animal husbandry. The village has a grape processing factory, secondary school, club, library and a medical center. It has a population of 2,091. There is a sanctuary called "Imamzade" in the village.[1]
Etymology[edit]
The settlement was so named Xanlıq because it was built on the property territory named Khanlyg (Khanate) which belonged to the Nakhchivan Khans.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ ANAS, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (2005). Nakhchivan Encyclopedia. Vol. I. Baku: ANAS. p. 249. ISBN 5-8066-1468-9.
- ^ 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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