Naxışnərgiz

Municipality in Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan

39°15′23″N 45°31′13″E / 39.25639°N 45.52028°E / 39.25639; 45.52028Country

AzerbaijanAutonomous republicNakhchivanDistrictBabekPopulation

(2005)^{[citation needed]}

• Total518Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)

Naxışnərgiz (also, Nakhyshnargiz, Nakishnarkiz and Nakhshi-Nargiz) is a village and municipality in the Babek District of Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan. It is located 15 km in the north-east from the district center, on the slope of the Zangezur ridge. There are secondary school, club and mosque in the village. It has a population of 518.^[1]

History

Until 5 October 1999, it was part of the Qahab village, since the same date it was created on the part of territory of the Qahab village and named as Naxışnərgiz.^[2]

References

^ ANAS, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (2005). Nakhchivan Encyclopedia. Vol. II. Baku: ANAS. p. 184. ISBN 5-8066-1468-9.
^ Azərbaycan Respublikasının 5 oktyabr 1999-cu il tarixli, 708-IQ nömrəli Qanunu Archived 2013-06-26 at archive.today (in Azerbaijani)