Əliabad, Nakhchivan

Settlement and municipality in Azerbaijan

For other places with similar names, see Aliabad.

Municipality in Nakhchivan AR, Azerbaijan

Aliabad

Municipality

Azerbaijani: Əliabad

Aliabad

Coordinates: 39°13′36″N 45°23′54″E﻿ / ﻿39.22667°N 45.39833°E﻿ / 39.22667; 45.39833
Country|  Azerbaijan
Autonomous republic| Nakhchivan AR
City| Nakhchivan City
Population

(2008)[1]

• Total

| 9,495
Time zone| UTC+4 (AZT)

Aliabad is a settlement and municipality in Nakhchivan City, Nakhchivan AR, Azerbaijan. It is located in the near of the Nakhchivan-Sharur highway, on the plain. Its population is busy with grain-growing, vegetable-growing and animal husbandry. There are secondary school, music school, library, club, kindergarten and a medical center in the settlement. In the center of the settlement was built the memorial complex of "Martyrs". It has a population of 9,495.[2]

## Etymology

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In Soviet times, it was called in the name of Armenian bolshevik Alexander Miasnikian[clarification needed]. Since 1991, it is officially registered as Aliabad. The name of the settlement means "the settlement which belongs to Ali".[3]

## Monuments

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There was an Armenian church (St. Astvatsatsin Church) located in the central part of the settlement.[4] The church was destroyed at some point between 1997 and 2005.[4]

## See also

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* St. Astvatsatsin Church (Aliabad)

## References

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1. ^ World Gazetteer: Azerbaijan[dead link‍] – World-Gazetteer.com
2. ^ ANAS, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (2005). Nakhchivan Encyclopedia. Vol. I. Baku: ANAS. p. 160\. ISBN 5-8066-1468-9.
3. ^ Encyclopedic dictionary of Azerbaijan toponyms. In two volumes. Volume I. p. 304. Baku: "East-West". 2007. ISBN 978-9952-34-155-3
4. ^ a b Khatchadourian, Lori; Smith, Adam T.; Ghulyan, Husik; Lindsay, Ian (2022). Silent Erasure: A Satellite Investigation of the Destruction of Armenian Heritage in Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan. Cornell Institute of Archaeology and Material Studies: Ithaca, NY. pp. 330–333\. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 September 2022.330-333&rft.pub=Ithaca,+NY&rft.date=2022&rft.aulast=Khatchadourian&rft.aufirst=Lori&rft.au=Smith,+Adam+T.&rft.au=Ghulyan,+Husik&rft.au=Lindsay,+Ian&rft_id=https://indd.adobe.com/view/2a6c8a55-75b0-4c78-8932-dc798a9012fb&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Əliabad,+Nakhchivan" class="Z3988">

* Əliabad, Nakhchivan at GEOnet Names Server

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Nakhchivan City

Capital: Nakhchivan City

* Başbaşı
* Bulqan
* Daşduz
* Əliabad
* Haciniyyət
* Qaraçuq
* Qaraxanbəyli
* Qarğalıq
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