Xanlıqlar, Nakhchivan

Xanlıqlar (also, Khanlyglar) is a village and municipality in the Sharur District 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 is a 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]

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

Etymology

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

References
  1. ANAS, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (2005). Nakhchivan Encyclopedia. Vol. 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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