Güznüt Explained

Güznüt
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:Babek
Population As Of:2005
Population Total:1563
Timezone:AZT
Utc Offset:+4
Coordinates:39.1275°N 45.5317°W

Güznüt is a village and municipality in the Babek District of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic in Azerbaijan. The village is located on a plain 10km (10miles) from the city of Nakhchivan, on the left side of the Nakhchivan-Julfa highway. The local economy is mainly based on grain-growing and animal husbandry. There is a secondary school, club, mosque and a medical center in the village. It has a population of 1,563.[1] The village had an Armenian majority prior to the Muslim uprisings in Kars and Sharur–Nakhichevan.

Name

In the Nakhchivan dialect of Armenian, Kznut means "plum place". The village was named because of the autumn sowing which is carried out in this area.[2]

Culture

There were several ancient churches in the village, an Armenian cemetery with medieval khachkars, but after the Armenian-Azerbaijani war in 1918-1920, the village lost its Armenian population, and these monuments were subsequently destroyed.[3] A mosque was built in the village in 1986-1992.

Notable natives

Notes and References

  1. Book: ANAS, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences. Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences. Nakhchivan Encyclopedia. ANAS. Baku. 2005. I. 218. 5-8066-1468-9.
  2. Encyclopedic dictionary of Azerbaijan toponyms. In two volumes. Volume I. p. 304. Baku: "East-West". 2007. .
  3. Book: . 1986 . Armenian monuments of the Nakhichevan ASSR. Collection . . ed. B.A. Ulubabyan . 15 .