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Revision as of 18:54, 28 February 2023 by Hebrides (talk | contribs) (short description, general fixes, replaced: 34-155 → 34–155)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff) Village and municipality in, Ordubad, Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan Municipality in Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan| Nürgüt | |
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| Municipality | |
  Nürgüt | |
| Coordinates: 39°13′30″N 45°53′54″E / 39.22500°N 45.89833°E / 39.22500; 45.89833 | |
| Country |  Azerbaijan |
| Autonomous republic | Nakhchivan |
| District | Ordubad |
| Population | |
| • Total | 131 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
Nürgüt (also, Nurgyut, Nourgut and Dere Nurgut) is a village and municipality in the Ordubad District of Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan. It is located in the north-west from the district center, on the Ordubad plain. Its population is busy with gardening, beekeeping, animal husbandry. There are primary school, club in the village. It has a population of 131.
Etymology
Its also called Dere ("valley" in Turkic) Nurgut because of its location in the valley. Toponym most likely in Persian means "new village", "new castle" which is the distorted version of the word Nourut in Persian.
Monuments
There was an Armenian monastery, St. Targmanchats Monastery, in the village, located in its central part. The monastery was destroyed at some point between 1997 and 2006.
References
- ^ ANAS, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (2005). Nakhchivan Encyclopedia. Vol. II. Baku: ANAS. p. 198. ISBN 5-8066-1468-9.
- Encyclopedic Dictionary of Azerbaijan Toponyms. In two volumes. Volume I. p. 304. Baku: "East-West". 2007. ISBN 978-9952-34–155-3 Parameter error in {{ISBN}}: invalid character
- ^ Khatchadourian, Lori; Smith, Adam T.; Ghulyan, Husik; Lindsay, Ian (2022). Silent Erasure: A Satellite Investigation of the Destruction of Armenian Heritage in Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan. Cornell Institute of Archaeology and Material Studies: Ithaca, NY. pp. 140–143. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 September 2022.
