Nürgüt
Village and municipality in, Ordubad, Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan
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::summary Village and municipality in, Ordubad, Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox settlement"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Nürgüt |
| settlement_type | Municipality |
| pushpin_map | Azerbaijan |
| pushpin_mapsize | 300 |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Azerbaijan |
| subdivision_type1 | Autonomous republic |
| subdivision_name1 | Nakhchivan |
| subdivision_type2 | District |
| subdivision_name2 | Ordubad |
| population_total | 131 |
| population_footnotes | (2005) |
| timezone | AZT |
| utc_offset | +4 |
| coordinates | |
| :: |
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Etymology
Its also called Dere ("valley" in Turkic) Nurgut because of its location in the valley. Toponym most likely in Persian means "new village", "new castle" which is the distorted version of the word Nourut in Persian.
Monuments
There was an Armenian monastery, St. Targmanchats Monastery, in the village, located in its central part. The monastery was destroyed at some point between 1997 and 2006.
References
References
- ANAS, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences. (2005). "Nakhchivan Encyclopedia". ANAS.
- ''Encyclopedic Dictionary of Azerbaijan Toponyms''. In two volumes. Volume I. p. 304. Baku: "East-West". 2007. {{ISBN. 978-9952-34-155-3
- Khatchadourian, Lori. (2022). "Silent Erasure: A Satellite Investigation of the Destruction of Armenian Heritage in Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan". Ithaca, NY.
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