Şəkərabad
Municipality in Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan
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Şəkərabad (also, Shakyarabad, Shekerabad, and Shekyarabad) is a village and municipality in the Babek District of Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan. It is located 4 km north from the district center, on the left bank of the Nakhchivanchay River. Its population is busy with grain-growing, vegetable-growing and animal husbandry. There is a secondary school, club, library, mosque and a medical center in the village. It has a population of 985.[1]
Country
Azerbaijan
AzerbaijanŞəkərabad | |
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Municipality | |
  Şəkərabad Location within Azerbaijan | |
| Coordinates: 39°11′23″N 45°26′12″E | |
| Country | Azerbaijan |
| Autonomous republic | Nakhchivan |
| District | Babek |
| Population | |
• Total | 985 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
Etymology
According to the information of the 1886, the village consisted of 25 houses. The settlement had been established by a person named Sheker. The name of the village, Shekerabad means "a village which belongs to Sheker".[2]
Notable natives
- Islam Safarli — writer, Honored Art Worker of Azerbaijan SSR (1973).[3]
