Şəhriyar, Sharur Explained

Shahriyar
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Azerbaijan
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Azerbaijan
Subdivision Type1:Autonomous republic
Subdivision Name1:Nakhchivan
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Sharur
Population As Of:2008
Population Total:2348
Population Footnotes:[1]
Timezone:AZT
Utc Offset:+4
Coordinates:39.5481°N 44.9494°W
Official Name:Azerbaijani: Şəhriyar

Şəhriyar (also, Shahriyar and Shahriar) is a village and municipality in the Sharur District of Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan. It is located 3 km in the west from the district center, on the Sharur plain. Its population is busy with tobacco-growing and animal husbandry. There are secondary school, cultural house, library, mosque and a hospital in the village. It has a population of 2,348.[2]

Etymology

The village was named in Şəhriyar (Shahriyar)in honor of the notable Azerbaijani poet of Məhəmməd Şəhriyar (Mohammad-Hossein Shahriar).[3]

Notes and References

  1. http://world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=&men=gcis&lng=en&des=wg&geo=-26&srt=npan&col=abcdefghinoq&msz=1500&pt=c&va=x World Gazetteer: Azerbaijan
  2. Book: ANAS, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences. Nakhchivan Encyclopedia. ANAS. Baku. 2005. II. 301. 5-8066-1468-9.
  3. Encyclopedic dictionary of Azerbaijan toponyms. In two volumes. Volume I. p. 304. Baku: "East-West". 2007. .