Qoruqlar Explained

Qoruqlar
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:Ordubad
Population As Of:2005
Population Total:184
Timezone:AZT
Utc Offset:+4
Coordinates:38.9653°N 45.9433°W

Qoruqlar (also, Goruglar, Korukhlar, and Koruklyar) is a village and municipality in the Ordubad District of Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan. It is located in the right side of the Ordubad-Unus highway, 27 km in the north-west from the district center, on the bank of the Venendchay river. Its population is busy with gardening, vegetable-growing and animal husbandry. There are secondary school, library and a medical center in the village. It has a population of 184.[1]

Etymology

According to researches, the name of the village is from the name of qoruq branch of zülqədər (zyulgadar) tribe of the Qızılbaşlar (Qizilbash). And these branch is from karyk tribe who were one of the 24 tribes of Selcuk-oghuzs.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: ANAS, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences. Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences. Nakhchivan Encyclopedia. ANAS. Baku. 2005. I. 346. 5-8066-1468-9.
  2. Encyclopedic dictionary of Azerbaijan toponyms. In two volumes. Volume I. p. 304. Baku: "East-West". 2007. .