Baş Küngüt Explained

Baş Küngüt
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:1381
Timezone:AZT
Utc Offset:+4
Utc Offset Dst:+5
Coordinates:41.1703°N 47.3322°W

Baş Küngüt (also, Bash-Kyungyut) is a village and municipality in the Shaki district of Azerbaijan. It has a population of 1,381.

The etymology of the name Küngüt in the name of the village comes from the name of the country Kang (Kangar), with a Sogdian plural suffix -t, expressed in the ancient Chinese annals as Guniue.[1]

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  1. [Yury Zuev|Yu. Zuev]