Həmzəli, Nakhchivan

Həmzəli
Municipality
Həmzəli
Coordinates: 39°34′07″N 45°06′05″E / 39.56861°N 45.10139°E / 39.56861; 45.10139Coordinates: 39°34′07″N 45°06′05″E / 39.56861°N 45.10139°E / 39.56861; 45.10139
Country  Azerbaijan
Autonomous republic Nakhchivan
District Sharur
Population (2005)
 • Total 734
Time zone AZT (UTC+4)

Həmzəli (also, Hamzali and Gamzali) is a village and municipality in the Sharur District of Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, Azerbaijan. It is located 14 km in the east from the district center, on the bank of the Akhura River (tributary of Arpachay), at the foothill area. Its population is busy with grain-growing and animal husbandry. There are secondary school, library, club and a medical center in the village. It has a population of 734.[1]

Etymology

The village was built by the families of həmzəli generation. And therefore it was named as Hamzali. It is an Ethnotoponym.[2]

References

  1. ↑ ANAS, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (2005). Nakhchivan Encyclopedia. volume I. Baku: ANAS. p. 231. 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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