Qarahəsənli, Nakhchivan

Qarahəsənli (also, Karagasanli and Kara-Gasanlu) is a village and municipality in the Sharur District of Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan. It is located 10 km away from the district center, on the bank of the Arpachay River. Its population is busy with grain-growing, vegetable-growing, farming, foddering and animal husbandry. There are secondary school, cultural house, library and a medical center in the village. It has a population of 737.[1]

Qarahəsənli
Municipality
Qarahəsənli is located in Azerbaijan
Qarahəsənli
Qarahəsənli
Coordinates: 39°28′N 44°58′E / 39.467°N 44.967°E / 39.467; 44.967
Country Azerbaijan
Autonomous republicNakhchivan
DistrictSharur
Population
 (2005)[citation needed]
 • Total737
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)

Etymology

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The village's name is pronounced as Qarasannı in the local dialect. The names are considered as the ethno toponym. In the 1940s, the three settlements in named Karasan were registered in the Crimea.[2]

Notable natives

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References

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  1. ^ ANAS, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (2005). Nakhchivan Encyclopedia. Vol. I. Baku: ANAS. p. 318. 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.
  3. ^ "Karimov Karim Muhammad oglu". milliqahraman.az.