Güznüt
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 km 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.
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Overview
Overview
There is a secondary school, club, mosque and a medical center in the village. It has a population of 1,563. The village had an Armenian majority prior to the Muslim uprisings in Kars and Sharur–Nakhichevan.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Güznüt • Settlement Type — Municipality • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Azerbaijan • Subdivision Type1 — Autonomous republic • Subdivision Name1 — Nakhchivan • Subdivision Type2 — District • Subdivision Name2 — Babek • Population As Of — 2005 • Population Total — 1563 • Timezone — AZT • Utc Offset — +4
Name
Name
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.
Culture
Culture
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 was cleansed of its Armenian population, and these monuments were subsequently destroyed. A mosque was built in the village in 1986–1992.
Notable natives
Notable natives
• Garegin Nzhdeh - (1886–1955) Armenian commander and national hero.
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Cited by Wikipedia
Notes from the source article
These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.ANAS, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences. Nakhchivan Encyclopedia. ANAS. I. 218. 2005. 5-8066-1468-9.
- 2.Encyclopedic dictionary of Azerbaijan toponyms. In two volumes. Volume I. p. 304. Baku: "East-West". 2007. .
- 3.Argam Aivazian. Armenian monuments of the Nakhichevan ASSR. Collection. ed. B.A. Ulubabyan. 15. 1986.
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