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Həmzəli, Nakhchivan

Coordinates: 39°34′07″N 45°06′05″E / 39.56861°N 45.10139°E / 39.56861; 45.10139
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Həmzəli
Municipality
Həmzəli is located in Azerbaijan
Həmzəli
Həmzəli
Coordinates: 39°34′07″N 45°06′05″E / 39.56861°N 45.10139°E / 39.56861; 45.10139
Country Azerbaijan
Autonomous republicNakhchivan
DistrictSharur
Population
 (2005)[citation needed]
 • Total734
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)

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

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

References

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  1. ^ ANAS, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (2005). Nakhchivan Encyclopedia. Vol. 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.