Xurs

Municipality in Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan

39°12′18″N 45°54′01″E / 39.20500°N 45.90028°E / 39.20500; 45.90028Country

AzerbaijanAutonomous republicNakhchivanDistrictOrdubadPopulation

(2005)^{[citation needed]}

• Total156Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)

Xurs (also, Khurs and Khurst) is a village and municipality in the Ordubad District of Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan. It is located near the Ordubad-Nurgut highway, northwest from the district center. Its population is busy with gardening, beekeeping, animal husbandry. There are secondary schools, clubs, and a medical center in the village. It has a population of 156.^[1]

Etymology

The researchers believe that this name is a variant of the ethnonym of Gorus. Reportedly, in the 16th century the goruslar, one of the cattle-breeder tribes, were part of the tribes of Qizilbash. Following the settlements created in Shirvan by the Safavid shahs, they spread to different areas.^[2]

References

^ ANAS, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (2005). Nakhchivan Encyclopedia. Vol. I. Baku: ANAS. p. 257. ISBN 5-8066-1468-9.
^ Encyclopedic dictionary of Azerbaijan toponyms. In two volumes. Volume I. p. 304. Baku: "East-West". 2007. ISBN 978-9952-34-155-3.