Mərəlik Explained

Mərəlik
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:Shahbuz
Population As Of:2005
Population Total:212
Timezone:AZT
Utc Offset:+4
Coordinates:39.3764°N 45.5022°W

Mərəlik (also, Maralıq, Maralik, Merelik, and Maralyk) is a village and municipality in the Shahbuz District of Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan. It is located in the near of the Yevlakh-Lachin-Nakhchivan highway, 8 km in the west from the district center. Its population is busy with farming and animal husbandry. There are Primary school, club, library and a medical center in the village. It has a population of 212.[1]

Etymology

The name of the village consists from the Arabic word of məra (common pasture, pastures) and from the suffix -lıq in the meaning of the place, location in Azerbaijani language, means "the location of pasture, the place of pasture".[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: ANAS, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences. Nakhchivan Encyclopedia. ANAS. Baku. 2005. I. 39. 5-8066-1468-9.
  2. Encyclopedic Dictionary of Azerbaijan Toponyms. In two volumes. Volume I. p. 304. Baku: "East-West". 2007. .