Vələver

Vələver (also, Valaver) is a village and municipality in the Ordubad Rayon of Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan. It is located 27 km in the north-east from the district center, on the slope of the Zangezur ridge. Its population is busy with gardening, vegetable-growing and animal husbandry. There are secondary school, library, club and a medical center in the village. It has a population of 468.[1]

Vələver
Municipality
Vələver
Coordinates: 38°57′N 45°56′E
Country Azerbaijan
Autonomous republicNakhchivan
RayonOrdubad
Population
 (2005)
  Total468
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)

Etymology

The name of the village made out from the components of the Turkic words of vələ (hilly) and ver (upper, top) means "the hilly place, altitude".[2]

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References

  1. ANAS, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (2005). Nakhchivan Encyclopedia. volume II. Baku: ANAS. p. 347. ISBN 5-8066-1468-9.
  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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