Böyük Dəhnə (also, Bëyuk Dakhna, Beyuk-Degne, Beyuk-Dekhna, Beyyuk-Dakhna, and Byuyuk-Dakhne) is a village and municipality in the Shaki Rayon of Azerbaijan. It has a population of 5,255.
Böyük Dəhnə | |
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Municipality | |
  Böyük Dəhnə  Böyük Dəhnə | |
| Coordinates: 40°58′30″N 47°06′55″E / 40.97500°N 47.11528°E | |
| Country |  Azerbaijan |
| Rayon | Shaki |
| Population | |
| • Total | 5,255 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+5 (AZT) |
In 1902 some ancient artifacts, including the 1st or 2nd-century stone with Greek inscription were found here. The square stone, being 145 cm long and 50 cm wide, reads: "Of blessed memory of benevolent Eunon, Aelius Iason".[1] The evidence was first published in 1904.
References
edit- ^ Azerbaijan Soviet Encyclopedia, Baku, 1978, vol. 2, p. 289
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