Məmmədrza Dizə Explained

Məmmədrza Dizə
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:494
Timezone:AZT
Utc Offset:+4
Coordinates:39.2872°N 45.4594°W

Məmmədrza Dizə (also, Mammadrza Diza, Memmedrza Dize, until 2003,[1] Yeniyol and Yeniyël) is a village and municipality in the Babek District of Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan. It is located 14 km in the north from the district center, on the foothill area. Its population is busy with grain-growing, vegetable-growing, poultry and animal husbandry. There are secondary school, club, library, mosque and a medical center in the village. It has a population of 494.[2]

Etymology

The settlement of Yeniyol (New road) was built in the years of the Soviet rule and as a symbol it was named like this. Since 2003, the name of the village was officially registered as Məmmədrza Dizə which was existed in this territory in the past. The name was made up from the components of Məmmədrza (Məmmədrza is the person name) and Dizə (the old term of Iranian origin, means as "village", "castle", "fortified") means "a village belonging to Mammadrza".[3]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.meclis.gov.az/?/az/legislation/view/580 Azerbaijan Parliament - renaming law
  2. Book: ANAS, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences. Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences. Nakhchivan Encyclopedia. ANAS. Baku. 2005. II. 38. 5-8066-1468-9.
  3. Encyclopedic dictionary of Azerbaijan toponyms. In two volumes. Volume I. p. 304. Baku: "East-West". 2007. .