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| Municipality | |
| Country |  Azerbaijan |
| Autonomous republic | Nakhchivan |
| Rayon | Ordubad |
| Population | |
| • Total | 132 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
Ələhi (also, Alagi, Allyagi, and Alyagi) is a village and municipality in the Ordubad Rayon of Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan. It is located in the west of the Ordubad-Xurs highway, on the right bank of the Ayrichay river, on the foothill of the Gapyjyg mountain. People of the village is busy with gardening, beekeeping, animal husbandry. There are incomplete secondary school, club, library, and a medical center in the village. It has a population of 132.
Etymology
Ələhi is a village of the Ordubad region, in the administrative unit of Bist village, on the slope of the ridge of Zangezur. According to researchers, the toponym "Ələhi" was established in the used in the ancient Turkic languages, the word of "Əlik" (lowland) and it has connection with the geographical position of the village. There is a spring in the territory of the village with the same name..
Ələhi Bridge
The historical and architectural monument Alahi bridge is located in the upper part of the Ələhi village, on the west side of the river Ələhicay. It has the two-span and joint arched. The western arch is big but the eastern arch is small. It was built from the gray coarse mountain stone. Size: length 30 m, width of 3 m and a height of 6.5 m. The western seat of the bridge was built on a rock. It is a historical monument of the XVIII-XIX centuries. At present, it's in the use of the rural population.
"Naxçıvan abidələri ensiklopediyası", Naxçıvan, AMEA Naxçıvan bölməsi, 2008, səh. 99.
References
- ANAS, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (2005). Nakhchivan Encyclopedia. Vol. volume I. Baku: ANAS. p. 157. ISBN 5-8066-1468-9.
{{cite book}}:|volume=has extra text (help); Check|first=value (help) - ”Azərbaycan toponimlərinin ensiklopedik lüğəti”. İki cilddə. I cild. Bakı, “Şərq-Qərb”, 2007.
- AMEA, Azərbaycan Milli Elmlər Akademiyası Naxçıvan bölməsi (2008). Naxçıvan abidələri ensiklopediyası. Naxçıvan: AMEA. p. 99.
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