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For the town in Armenia, see Maralik. Municipality in Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan
Mərəlik
Municipality
Mərəlik is located in AzerbaijanMərəlikMərəlik
Coordinates: 39°22′35″N 45°30′08″E / 39.37639°N 45.50222°E / 39.37639; 45.50222
Country Azerbaijan
Autonomous republicNakhchivan
DistrictShahbuz
Population
 • Total212
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)

Mərəlik (also, Maralıq, Maralik, Merelik, and Maralyk) is a village and municipality in the Shahbuz District of Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan. It is located in the near of the Yevlakh-Lachin-Nakhchivan highway, 8 km in the west from the district center. Its population is busy with farming and animal husbandry. There are Primary school, club, library and a medical center in the village. It has a population of 212.

Etymology

The name of the village consists from the Arabic word of məra (common pasture, pastures) and from the suffix -lıq in the meaning of the place, location in Azerbaijani language, means "the location of pasture, the place of pasture".

References

  1. ANAS, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (2005). Nakhchivan Encyclopedia. Vol. I. Baku: ANAS. p. 39. ISBN 5-8066-1468-9.
  2. Encyclopedic Dictionary of Azerbaijan Toponyms. In two volumes. Volume I. p. 304. Baku: "East-West". 2007. ISBN 978-9952-34-155-3.
Shahbuz District
Capital: Şahbuz


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