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| '''Parağa''' (also '''Paragha''' and '''Paraga''') is a village and municipality in the ] of ], ]. It is located in the near of the Ordubad-Tivi highway, 48 km in the north-west from the district center, on the left bank of the Gilanchay river, on the slope of the Zangezur ridge. Its population is busy with gardening, vegetable-growing, animal husbandry. There are secondary school, club, library and a medical center in the village. It has a population of 306.<ref name="ANAS">{{cite book| last=ANAS| first=]| authorlink=| title= Nakhchivan Encyclopedia| publisher= ANAS| location=Baku| year=2005| volume=volume II| page=217| isbn=5-8066-1468-9}}</ref> | '''Parağa''' (also '''Paragha''' and '''Paraga''') is a village and municipality in the ] of ], ]. It is located in the near of the Ordubad-Tivi highway, 48 km in the north-west from the district center, on the left bank of the Gilanchay river, on the slope of the Zangezur ridge. Its population is busy with gardening, vegetable-growing, animal husbandry. There are secondary school, club, library and a medical center in the village. It has a population of 306.<ref name="ANAS">{{cite book| last=ANAS| first=]| authorlink=| title= Nakhchivan Encyclopedia| publisher= ANAS| location=Baku| year=2005| volume=volume II| page=217| isbn=5-8066-1468-9}}</ref> | ||
| ==Etymology== | |||
| According to some researchers, the name of the Parağa village made out from the components of the ] word of ''para'' (village) and ] word of ''gah'' (location) means "the place of the village" or "the place on the other bank". In the dialect of the Nakhchivan of the ], the word of ''parağa'' means "foothill of the mountain", "slope of the mountain", and this is related with the geographical location of the settlement.<ref>''Encyclopedic Dictionary of Azerbaijan Toponyms''. In two volumes. Volume I. p. 304. Baku: "East-West". 2007. ISBN 978-9952-34-155-3.</ref> | |||
| ==Armenian Monuments== | ==Armenian Monuments== | ||
Revision as of 15:32, 2 December 2016
Municipality in Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan| Parağa | |
|---|---|
| Municipality | |
| Country |  Azerbaijan |
| Autonomous republic | Nakhchivan |
| Rayon | Ordubad |
| Population | |
| • Total | 306 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
Parağa (also Paragha and Paraga) is a village and municipality in the Ordubad Rayon of Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan. It is located in the near of the Ordubad-Tivi highway, 48 km in the north-west from the district center, on the left bank of the Gilanchay river, on the slope of the Zangezur ridge. Its population is busy with gardening, vegetable-growing, animal husbandry. There are secondary school, club, library and a medical center in the village. It has a population of 306.
Armenian Monuments
The Surp Shimavon church (a domeless church dating from between the 12th and 17th century) was located in Paragha village; in the countryside was the Surp Hakob monastery, dating from the 12th century, with its main church, probably from the 17th century, being a large domed basilica.
References
- ANAS, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (2005). Nakhchivan Encyclopedia. Vol. volume II. Baku: ANAS. p. 217. ISBN 5-8066-1468-9.
{{cite book}}:|volume=has extra text (help); Check|first=value (help) - Argam Aivazian, "Nakhijevan Book of Monuments", Yerevan, 1990, pages 172-177.
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