Gümüşlü, Sharur Explained

Gümüşlü
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:489
Timezone:AZT
Utc Offset:+4
Coordinates:39.6456°N 45.0867°W

Gümüşlü (also, Gyumyushlu) is a village and municipality in the Sharur District of Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, Azerbaijan. It is located 20 km in the north-east from the district center, on the left bank of the Arpachay River, on the slope of the Daralayaz ridge. The settlement was built near of the Gümüşlü Polymetallic Reserve (1954). Its population is busy with farming and animal husbandry. There are secondary school, library, club and a medical center in the village. It has a population of 489. Arpaçay reservoir is in the territory of the village. In the north of the village, on the slope of the mountain ridge down to Arpachay River was found the settlement of the Dəvəli of the Middle Ages.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Book: ANAS, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences. Nakhchivan Encyclopedia. ANAS. Baku. 2005. I. 218. 5-8066-1468-9.