Xurs
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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.
External links
- Xurs at GEOnet Names Server
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- Ağrı
- Anabad
- Anaqut
- Aşağı Əndəmic
- Aşağı Əylis
- Aza
- Azadkənd
- Baş Dizə
- Başkənd
- Behrud
- Biləv
- Bist
- Çənnəb
- Darkənd
- Dəstə
- Dırnıs
- Dizə
- Düylün
- Ələhi
- Gənzə
- Gilançay
- Kələki
- Kələntər Dizə
- Kilit
- Kotam
- Məzrə
- Nəsirvaz
- Nürgüt
- Nüsnüs
- Parağa
- Pəzməri
- Qoruqlar
- Qoşadizə
- Sabirkənd
- Tivi
- Unus
- Üstüpü
- Vələver
- Vənənd
- Xanağa
- Xurs
- Yuxarı Əndəmic
- Yuxarı Əylis
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