Məmmədsabir

Məmmədsabir
Municipality
Məmmədsabir
Coordinates: 39°33′N 45°00′E / 39.550°N 45.000°E / 39.550; 45.000Coordinates: 39°33′N 45°00′E / 39.550°N 45.000°E / 39.550; 45.000
Country  Azerbaijan
Autonomous republic Nakhchivan
District Sharur
Population (2005)
 • Total 967
Time zone AZT (UTC+4)

Məmmədsabir (also, Mammadsabir) is a municipality and village in the Sharur Rayon of Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan. Its population is busy with beet-growing and vegetable-growing. There are secondary school, club, library and a medical center in the village. It has a population of 967.[1]

Etymology

In the sources, in the 2nd half of the 19th century, the village name has been mentioned as a settlement which consist of 21 houses. The name of the village is related with the person name of the Məmmədsabir.[2]

References

  1. ↑ ANAS, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (2005). Nakhchivan Encyclopedia. volume I. Baku: ANAS. p. 38. ISBN 5-8066-1468-9.
  2. ↑ Encyclopedic dictionary of Azerbaijan toponyms. In two volumes. Volume I. p. 304. Baku: "East-West". 2007. ISBN 978-9952-34-155-3.


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