Güznüt is a village and municipality in the Babek District of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic in Azerbaijan. The village is located on a plain 10 kilometres (6.2 miles) from the city of Nakhchivan, on the left side of the Nakhchivan-Julfa highway. The local economy is mainly based on grain-growing and animal husbandry. There is a secondary school, club, mosque and a medical center in the village. It has a population of 1,563.[1] The village had an Armenian majority prior to the Muslim uprisings in Kars and Sharur–Nakhichevan.
Güznüt | |
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Municipality | |
  Güznüt | |
| Coordinates: 39°07′39″N 45°31′54″E / 39.12750°N 45.53167°E | |
| Country |  Azerbaijan |
| Autonomous republic | Nakhchivan |
| District | Babek |
| Population (2005)[citation needed] | |
| • Total | 1,563 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
Name edit
In the Nakhchivan dialect of Armenian, Kznut means "plum place". The village was named because of the autumn sowing which is carried out in this area.[2]
Culture edit
There were several ancient churches in the village, an Armenian cemetery with medieval khachkars, but after the Armenian-Azerbaijani war in 1918-1920, the village lost its Armenian population, and these monuments were subsequently destroyed.[3] A mosque was built in the village in 1986-1992.
Notable natives edit
- Garegin Nzhdeh - (1886–1955) Armenian commander and national hero.
References edit
- ^ ANAS, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (2005). Nakhchivan Encyclopedia. Vol. I. Baku: ANAS. p. 218. ISBN 5-8066-1468-9.
- ^ Encyclopedic dictionary of Azerbaijan toponyms. In two volumes. Volume I. p. 304. Baku: "East-West". 2007. ISBN 978-9952-34-155-3.
- ^ Argam Aivazian (1986). Armenian monuments of the Nakhichevan ASSR. Collection. Yerevan: ed. B.A. Ulubabyan. p. 15.