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Nəsirvaz
Municipality
Nəsirvaz
Coordinates: 39°10′04″N 45°55′23″E / 39.16778°N 45.92306°E / 39.16778; 45.92306
Country	Azerbaijan
Autonomous republic	Nakhchivan
Rayon	Ordubad
Population
• Total	157
Time zone	UTC+4 (AZT)

Nəsirvaz (also Nasirvas or Nasiruas) formerly Mesropavan (Template:Lang-hy, Template:Lang-ru) is a village in the Ordubad Rayon of Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan. In the municipality of Bist village, it is located near the Ordubad-Nurgut highway, to the north-west of the district center, on the foothill. It has a population of 157.

History

The settlement, located in the Goght'n district of historical Armenia, had been one of the cultural centers of Nakhchivan. In the village was an Armenian church called Surp Grigor, also known as the Mesrop Mashtots monastery church, part of a monastery believed to date back to the 5th century. According to Koriun, Mashtots had conceived the idea of creating an alphabet for the Armenian language while residing at this monastery.

Petroglyphs have been found near the village, at a site called Gamigaya. In the area known as "Nabi land" besides the rock carvings also has artifacts from the Bronze and Iron of the medieval period and as well as the interesting tombstones.

References

1. ^ ANAS, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (2005). Nakhchivan Encyclopedia. Vol. volume II. Baku: ANAS. p. 193. ISBN 5-8066-1468-9. {{cite book}}: |volume= has extra text (help)
2. Argam Ayvazyan, "Nakhchivan, Map of Monuments". Yerevan, 2007, pages 3 & 6.

• Azərbaycan tarixi üzrə qaynaqlar. Bakı, 1998.
• Azərbaycan tarixi. Bakı, 1994.
• Nəsirvaz at GEOnet Names Server

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Capital: Ordubad
Settlements	Ağdərə Parağaçay Şəhriyar
Villages	Ağrı Anabad Anaqut Aşağı Əndəmic Aşağı Əylis Aza Azadkənd Baş Dizə Başkənd Behrud Biləv Bist Çənnəb Darkənd Dəstə Dırnıs Dizə Düylün Ələhi Gənzə Gilançay Kələki Kələntər Dizə Kilit Kotam Məzrə Nəsirvaz Nürgüt Nüsnüs Parağa Pəzməri Qoruqlar Qoşadizə Sabirkənd Tivi Unus Üstüpü Vələver Vənənd Xanağa Xurs Yuxarı Əndəmic Yuxarı Əylis

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