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]
Shahriyar | |
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Municipality | |
Azerbaijani: Şəhriyar | |
Coordinates: 39°32′53″N 44°56′58″E / 39.54806°N 44.94944°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Autonomous republic | Nakhchivan |
District | Sharur |
Population (2008)[1] | |
• Total | 2,348 |
Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
Etymology
editThe village was named in Şəhriyar (Shahriyar)in honor of the notable Azerbaijani poet of Məhəmməd Şəhriyar (Mohammad-Hossein Shahriar).[3]
References
edit- ^ World Gazetteer: Azerbaijan[dead link] – World-Gazetteer.com
- ^ ANAS, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (2005). Nakhchivan Encyclopedia. Vol. II. Baku: ANAS. p. 301. 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.