Böyük Dəhnə Explained

Böyük Dəhnə
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Azerbaijan#Shaki-Zagatala
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Azerbaijan
Subdivision Type1:Rayon
Subdivision Name1:Shaki
Population Total:5255
Timezone:AZT
Utc Offset:+4
Utc Offset Dst:+5
Coordinates:40.975°N 47.1153°W

Böyük Dəhnə (also, Bëyuk Dakhna, Beyuk-Degne, Beyuk-Dekhna, Beyyuk-Dakhna, and Byuyuk-Dakhne) is a village and municipality in the Shaki Rayon of Azerbaijan. It has a population of 5,255.

In 1902 some ancient artifacts, including the 1st or 2nd-century stone with Greek inscription were found here. The square stone, being 145 cm long and 50 cm wide, reads: "Of blessed memory of benevolent Eunon, Aelius Iason".[1] The evidence was first published in 1904.

Notes and References

  1. Azerbaijan Soviet Encyclopedia, Baku, 1978, vol. 2, p. 289