Xanlıqlar, Nakhchivan

Xanlıqlar (also, Khanlykhlar, Khanlyklar, and Khannykhlar) is a village and municipality in the Sharur Rayon of Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan. It is located 8 km in the south-east from the district center, on the Sharur plain. Its population is busy with vine-growing and animal husbandry. There are grape processing factory, secondary school, club, library and a medical center in the village. It has a population of 2,091. There exist a sanctuary named "Imamzade" in the village.[1]

Xanlıqlar
Municipality
Xanlıqlar
Coordinates: 39°30′10″N 45°01′43″E
Country Azerbaijan
Autonomous republicNakhchivan
RayonSharur
Population
 (2005)
  Total2,091
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)

Etymology

The settlement was so named because it has been built in the property territory named Xanlıq (Khanate) which belonged to the Nakhchivan Khans.[2]

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References

  1. ANAS, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (2005). Nakhchivan Encyclopedia. volume I. Baku: ANAS. p. 249. ISBN 5-8066-1468-9.
  2. Encyclopedic dictionary of Azerbaijan toponyms. In two volumes. Volume I. p. 304. Baku: "East-West". 2007. ISBN 978-9952-34-155-3.


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