Şəhriyar, Ordubad

Şəhriyar (also, Shahriyar) is a municipality and settlement in the Ordubad Rayon of Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan. Previous name was the Ordubad. It was changed to the Shahriyar in 1 March 2003.[1] It has a population of 309.

Şəhriyar
Municipality
Şəhriyar
Coordinates: 38°55′07″N 46°02′00″E
Country Azerbaijan
Autonomous republicNakhchivan
RayonOrdubad
Population
  Total309
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)

Etymology

In 2003, the settlement was named Shahriyar in honor of the notable Azerbaijani poet Mohammad-Hossein Shahriar.[2]

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References

  1. AZƏRBAYCAN RESPUBLİKASININ Q A N U N U
  2. Encyclopedic dictionary of Azerbaijan toponyms. In two volumes. Volume II. p. 304. Baku: "East-West". 2007. ISBN 978-9952-34-155-3.



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