Xanlıqlar, Nakhchivan

Municipality in Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan
39°30′10″N 45°01′43″E / 39.50278°N 45.02861°E / 39.50278; 45.02861Country AzerbaijanAutonomous republicNakhchivanDistrictSharurPopulation
 (2005)[citation needed]
 • Total2,091Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)

Xanlıqlar (also, Khanlyglar) is a village and municipality in the Sharur District of Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan. It is located 8 km in the south-east from the district center, on the Sharur plain. Its population is busy with vine-growing and animal husbandry. The village has a grape processing factory, secondary school, club, library and a medical center. It has a population of 2,091. There is a sanctuary called "Imamzade" in the village.[1]

Etymology

The settlement was so named Xanlıq because it was built on the property territory named Khanlyg (Khanate) which belonged to the Nakhchivan Khans.[2]

References

  1. ^ ANAS, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (2005). Nakhchivan Encyclopedia. Vol. I. Baku: ANAS. p. 249. ISBN 5-8066-1468-9.
  2. ^ Encyclopedic dictionary of Azerbaijan toponyms. In two volumes. Volume I. p. 304. Baku: "East-West". 2007. ISBN 978-9952-34-155-3.
  • Xanlıqlar, Nakhchivan at GEOnet Names Server


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