Şəhriyar, Sharur
Municipality in Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan
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Şəhriyar (also, Shahriyar and Shahriar) is a village and municipality in the Sharur District of Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan. It is located 3 km in the west from the district center, on the Sharur plain. Its population is busy with tobacco-growing and animal husbandry. There are secondary school, cultural house, library, mosque and a hospital in the village. It has a population of 2,348.[2]
Country
Azerbaijan
AzerbaijanShahriyar | |
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Municipality | |
| Azerbaijani: Şəhriyar | |
  Shahriyar Location within Azerbaijan | |
| Coordinates: 39°32′53″N 44°56′58″E | |
| Country | Azerbaijan |
| Autonomous republic | Nakhchivan |
| District | Sharur |
| Population (2008)[1] | |
• Total | 2,348 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
Etymology
The village was named in Şəhriyar (Shahriyar)in honor of the notable Azerbaijani poet of Məhəmməd Şəhriyar (Mohammad-Hossein Shahriar).[3]
