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| Municipality | |
| Country |  Azerbaijan |
| Autonomous republic | Nakhchivan |
| Rayon | Babek |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,708 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
Zeynəddin (also Zeynaddin, Zeyneddin and Zeynəddin Mazra) is a village and municipality in the Babek Rayon of Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan. It is located 12 km north-east from the district center, on the foothill plain. Its population is busy with grain-growing, vegetable-growing, vine-growing and animal husbandry. There are a secondary school, club, culture house, library, mosque and a medical center in the village. It has a population of 2,708. In the territory of the village has been recorded the Dəyirmanyeri archaeological monument of the 5-2 millennium BC.
Etymology
Its previous name was Zeynaddin Mazra. Mazra in the Arabic Language means "the sown area". The territory of the village was a sown area which belonged to a person named "Zeyneddin". Later, the settlement which was founded here was called by the name of this area.
Historical and archaeological monuments
Dəyirmanyeri
Dəyirmanyeri - the place of residence of the Neolithic and Bronze Age periods near the Zeynaddin village of the Babek rayon. It was discovered in 1973. Its area is about 3 hectares. There are many artifacts in the place of residence. The upper part of the cultural layer was destroyed during construction. Most of the obtained materials consists from the samples of clay pot. Part of the plates were made in rude form, and others in the neat form. Among the findings there are grain stones, pestles. The monument belongs to the 5-2 millennium BC.
References
- ^ ANAS, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (2005). Nakhchivan Encyclopedia. Vol. volume II. Baku: ANAS. p. 368. ISBN 5-8066-1468-9.
{{cite book}}:|volume=has extra text (help); Check|first=value (help) - Encyclopedic Dictionary of Azerbaijan Toponyms. In two volumes. Volume II. p. 304. Baku: "East-West". 2007. ISBN 978-9952-34-155-3.
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