Mughanjyg Mehrab | |
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: | 623 |
Timezone: | AZT |
Utc Offset: | +4 |
Coordinates: | 39.5672°N 45.0042°W |
Official Name: | Azerbaijani: Muğancıq Mehrab |
Muğancıq Mehrab (also Mughanjyg Mehrab) is a municipality and village in the Sharur District of Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan. It is located in the near of the Nakhchivan-Sadarak highway, 1.5 km away from the district center, on the plain. Its population is busy with beet-growing, vegetable-growing and farming. There is a secondary school, a library, a club and a medical center in the village. It has a population of 623.[1]
Place of residence was formed as a result of the settling the families belonging to the Iranian Mugh مغ (Magi) priestly tribe under the leadership of the person named Mehrab مهراب. The mughanjyg means "small Magi, a small portion of Magi".[2]