Çərçiboğan Explained

Çərçiboğan
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:2005
Population Total:3374
Timezone:AZT
Utc Offset:+4
Coordinates:39.5333°N 103°W

Çərçiboğan (also, Charchibogan) is a village and municipality in the Sharur District of Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, Azerbaijan. It is located 3 km in the south from the district center. Its population is busy with beet-growing, foddering and animal husbandry. There are secondary school, music school, library, club, cultural house and hospital in the village. It has a population of 3,374.[1]

Etymology

The name of the Çərçiboğan is related with the name of the same named river. Hydronym was made out from components of çərçi (dealer) and boğan (stifle, drown verbs) means "the river which the dealer was drown".[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: ANAS, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences. Nakhchivan Encyclopedia. ANAS. Baku. 2005. I. 119. 5-8066-1468-9.
  2. Encyclopedic dictionary of Azerbaijan toponyms. In two volumes. Volume I. p. 304. Baku: "East-West". 2007. .