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| Municipality | |
| Country |  Azerbaijan |
| Autonomous republic | Nakhchivan |
| Rayon | Babek |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,064 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
Nəzərabad (also, Nazarabad and Damirzindan) is a village and municipality in the Babek Rayon of Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan. It is located 23 km in the north from the district center, on the plain. Its population is busy with grain-growing, vegetable-growing, farming and animal husbandry. There are secondary school, club, library, mosque and a medical center in the village. It has a population of 1,064. The Meydantepe settlement of the medieval ages was registered in the north of the village, in the near of the Nakhchivan-Shahbuz highway.
Etymology
The former name of the Nəzərabad village has been Dəmirzindan (name of the iron bridge). The settlement was established in the place named Damirzindan, at the result of the settled families which were forced to move from Daralayaz province. The name means "a village which belongs to Nazar".
References
- ANAS, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (2005). Nakhchivan Encyclopedia. Vol. volume II. Baku: ANAS. p. 194. ISBN 5-8066-1468-9.
{{cite book}}:|volume=has extra text (help) - Encyclopedic dictionary of Azerbaijan toponyms. In two volumes. Volume I. p. 304. Baku: "East-West". 2007. ISBN 978-9952-34-155-3.
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