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Şahbuzkənd

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Also known as Shahponk, Shahaponk, Kend Shahbuz

Şahbuzkənd (also, Shahbuzkand, Kənd Şahbuz and Kend Shahbuz) is a village and municipality in the Shahbuz District of Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan. It is located in the near of the Shahbuz-Kechili highway, 7 km in the south-east from the district center, on the foothill area. Its population is busy with gardening and animal husbandry. There are secondary school, library, club, kindergarten and a medical center in the village. It has a population of 1,197.

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Place details

Locality
Kiçikoba
Region
Naxçıvan Muxtar Respublikası
Country
Azərbaycan
Population
0

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Key facts

Settlement.name
Şahbuzkənd
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
Shahbuz
Settlement.population_as_of
2005
Settlement.population_total
1197
Settlement.timezone
AZT
Settlement.utc_offset
+4

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human settlement
Official name
Şahbuzkənd
Country
Azerbaijan
Time zone
UTC+04:00
Image
Shahbuz1.jpg
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postal code
AZ7113
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Encyclopedic overview

5 sections
Contents
  • Etymology
  • Historical and archaeological monuments
  • Köhnəgala
  • Shahbuzkand Necropolis
  • References

Şahbuzkənd (also, Shahbuzkand, Kənd Şahbuz and Kend Shahbuz) is a village and municipality in the Shahbuz District of Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan. It is located in the near of the Shahbuz-Kechili highway, 7 km in the south-east from the district center, on the foothill area. Its population is busy with gardening and animal husbandry. There are secondary school, library, club, kindergarten and a medical center in the village. It has a population of 1,197.

==Etymology== The toponym of the Shahbuzkand is related with the fortress which existed in the early Middle Ages and remained the ruins, and the name of the fortress is connected with the name of the mountain Şahbuztəpə. Nearby there is Köhnə qala (the old castle) the place of residence of the medieval period.

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