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'''Qıvraq''' (also, '''Givrakh''', '''Kivrag''', '''Kivrakh''', '''Kyvrak''', and '''Kyvrakh''') is a settlement and municipality in, and is the administrative center of, the ] of ], ]. It is located in the near of the Sharur-Nakhchivan highway, 6 km from the bank of the Araz River. Its population is busy with grain-growing, vegetable-growing, farming and animal husbandry. There are two secondary schools, music school, two kindergartens, cultural house and a hospital in the settlement.<ref name="ANAS">{{cite book| last=ANAS| first=Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences| authorlink=| title= Nakhchivan Encyclopedia| publisher= ANAS| location=Baku| year=2005| volume=volume I| page=339| isbn=5-8066-1468-9}}</ref> It has a population of 4,444. '''Qıvraq''' (also, '''Givrakh''', '''Kivrag''', '''Kivrakh''', '''Kyvrak''', and '''Kyvrakh''') is a village and municipality in, and is the administrative center of, the ] of ], ].{{citation needed|date=October 2010}} It has a population of 4,444.

In the its territory, from the settlement of the medieval ages are collected (currently it is under the modern construction) artifacts, especially fragments of the glazed and unglazed ceramic pots. From historical and architectural monuments, the mosque of the 18th century and bath of the 19th-century are remain. The archaeological monument of ''Qulamtəpə'' of the 3-1 millennium of BC is nearby of the settlement.<ref name="ANAS">{{cite book| last=ANAS| first=Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences| authorlink=| title= Nakhchivan Encyclopedia| publisher= ANAS| location=Baku| year=2005| volume=volume I| page=339| isbn=5-8066-1468-9}}</ref>

==Etymology==
In the past the territory of the village belonged to the ] '''kəngərli''' tribe and was their ''soyurqal'' (property) land. Later, the same tribe settled in here. The village got its name from the '''Qıvraq''' (Gyvrak) mountain in the area. In the ], the word of ''kıvrak'' used in meaning as "surface which is not a smooth" or in the dialects of ], the word of ''qıvrax'' (gyvrakh) used in meaning as "small, compact, wrinkled " and means "the mountain which is surface is not smooth".<ref>''Encyclopedic dictionary of Azerbaijan toponyms''. In two volumes. Volume I. p. 304. Baku: "East-West". 2007. ISBN 978-9952-34-155-3.</ref>

==Historical and archaeological monuments==
===Qulalıtəpə===
''Qulalıtəpə'' - the archaeological monument of the 3-1 millennium BC between the Givrag settlement and the ] village in the Kangarli district. Area, consist of the hill cone-shaped surrounded by fields of plain. The remains of the cultural layer have not been found. The founded potteries from different periods among the surface materials, shows that the Qulalıtəpə were being used as seasonal dwelling or as a guard point.<ref name="ANAS"/>

===Givrag Necropolis===
''Givrag Necropolis'' - the archaeological monument of the ] in the south from the settlement of Givrag in the Kengerli district, at the flat area on the Givrag plateau. Its area is 2 hectares. Here, were found the cromlekhs in diameter up to 3-5 m, built with large unpolished stones. In the cemetery, there are various gravestones in the shaped of the ram and the tomb, engraved on them the images of the household items and animals. During the farm works a few grave monuments in stone box-type were destroyed. The obtained materials (mainly, jug and bowl-type containers painted in monochrome) were given to the Nakhchivan State History Museum.<ref name="ANAS"/>


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Municipality in Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan
Qıvraq
Municipality
Qıvraq is located in AzerbaijanQıvraqQıvraq
Coordinates: 39°23′59″N 45°06′47″E / 39.39972°N 45.11306°E / 39.39972; 45.11306
Country Azerbaijan
Autonomous republicNakhchivan
DistrictKangarli
Population
 • Total4,444
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)

Qıvraq (also, Givrakh, Kivrag, Kivrakh, Kyvrak, and Kyvrakh) is a village and municipality in, and is the administrative center of, the Kangarli District of Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan. It has a population of 4,444.

References

  1. World Gazetteer: Azerbaijan – World-Gazetteer.com
Kangarli District
Capital: Qıvraq


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