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Tumaslı, Nakhchivan

Coordinates: 39°28′00″N 45°00′29″E / 39.46667°N 45.00806°E / 39.46667; 45.00806
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Tumaslı
Municipality
Tumaslı is located in Azerbaijan
Tumaslı
Tumaslı
Coordinates: 39°28′00″N 45°00′29″E / 39.46667°N 45.00806°E / 39.46667; 45.00806
Country Azerbaijan
Autonomous republicNakhchivan
DistrictSharur
Population
 (2005)[citation needed]
 • Total605
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)

Tumaslı (also, Tumasly and Tumaslu) is a village and municipality in the Sharur District of Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan. It is located 12 km in the south from the district center, on the plain. Its population is busy with farming and animal husbandry. There are secondary school, library, club, kindergarten and a medical center in the village. It has a population of 605.[1]

Etymology

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According to information of the locals, the village was founded by families who moved from the Tumas (present "Dağ Tumas") village of the Jabrayil region in the 19th century.[2]

References

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  1. ^ ANAS, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (2005). Nakhchivan Encyclopedia. Vol. II. Baku: ANAS. p. 332. 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.