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Dizə, Ordubad

Coordinates: 38°56′N 45°56′E / 38.933°N 45.933°E / 38.933; 45.933
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Dizə
Municipality
Dizə is located in Azerbaijan
Dizə
Dizə
Coordinates: 38°56′N 45°56′E / 38.933°N 45.933°E / 38.933; 45.933
Country Azerbaijan
Autonomous republicNakhchivan
DistrictOrdubad
Population
 (2005)[citation needed]
 • Total339
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)

Dizə (also, Diza) is a village and municipality in the Ordubad District of Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan. It is located in the near of the Ordubad-Unus highway, 18 km in the north-west from the district center. Its population is busy with gardening, vegetable-growing and farming. It has a population of 339.[1]

The name Diza دیزه which is a Persian word meaning village/fortress (with the variant دژ Dež) is a very common name for many villages in Iran and surrounding areas.

References

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  1. ^ ANAS, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (2005). Nakhchivan Encyclopedia. Vol. I. Baku: ANAS. p. 137. ISBN 5-8066-1468-9.
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