Xurs

Xurs
Municipality
Xurs is located in Azerbaijan
Xurs
Xurs
Coordinates: 39°12′18″N 45°54′01″E / 39.20500°N 45.90028°E / 39.20500; 45.90028
Country Azerbaijan
Autonomous republicNakhchivan
DistrictOrdubad
Population
 (2005)[citation needed]
 • Total
156
Time 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

  1. ^ ANAS, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (2005). Nakhchivan Encyclopedia. Vol. I. Baku: ANAS. p. 257. 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.


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