Oğlanqala
Sign in to saveOğlanqala (also, Oghlangala) is a village and municipality in the Sharur District of Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan. It is located on the bank of the Arpachay, opposite from the village of Dizə, Sharur (Dize). Its population is busy with grain-growing and animal husbandry. There are secondary school, cultural house, library, a medical center, the fortress walls from architectural monuments and 3 towers in the village. It has a population of 2,959.
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- Locality
- Mahmudkənd
- Region
- Naxçıvan Muxtar Respublikası
- Country
- Azərbaycan
- Population
- 2,897
- Timezone
- Asia/Baku
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Oğlanqala
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Municipality
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Azerbaijan
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 300
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Autonomous republic
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Nakhchivan
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Sharur
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2005
- Settlement.population_total
- 2959
- Settlement.timezone
- AZT
- Settlement.utc_offset
- +4
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Elevation
- 853
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4 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Historical and archaeological monuments
- Oğlanqala Fortress
- References
Oğlanqala (also, Oghlangala) is a village and municipality in the Sharur District of Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan. It is located on the bank of the Arpachay, opposite from the village of Dizə, Sharur (Dize). Its population is busy with grain-growing and animal husbandry. There are secondary school, cultural house, library, a medical center, the fortress walls from architectural monuments and 3 towers in the village. It has a population of 2,959.
==Etymology== The settlement took its name from nearby ancient fortress of Oğlanqala (Oghlangala).
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