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Municipality in Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan
Daşduz
Municipality
Daşduz is located in AzerbaijanDaşduzDaşduz
Coordinates: 39°17′31″N 45°19′07″E / 39.29194°N 45.31861°E / 39.29194; 45.31861
Country Azerbaijan
Autonomous republicNakhchivan
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)

Daşduz (also, Dashduz and Dash-duz) is a settlement in Nakhchivan City, Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, Azerbaijan. It is located 12 km in the south-west from the Nakhchivan city, on the foothill area. There is no permanent population.

Etymology

The name of the Daşduz settlement made out from the component of the Turkic words of Daş (the rock, stone) and duz (salt) means "the rock-salt". The settlement was so named because the rock-salt mine of Nakhchivan is located in this territory.

References

  1. "Belediyye Informasiya Sistemi" (in Azerbaijani). Archived from the original on September 24, 2008.
  2. Encyclopedic dictionary of Azerbaijan toponyms. In two volumes. Volume I. p. 304. Baku: "East-West". 2007. ISBN 978-9952-34-155-3.
Nakhchivan City
Capital: Nakhchivan City
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