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Muğancıq Mehrab

Coordinates: 39°34′02″N 45°00′15″E / 39.56722°N 45.00417°E / 39.56722; 45.00417
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Mughanjyg Mehrab
Municipality
Azerbaijani: Muğancıq Mehrab
Mughanjyg Mehrab is located in Azerbaijan
Mughanjyg Mehrab
Mughanjyg Mehrab
Coordinates: 39°34′02″N 45°00′15″E / 39.56722°N 45.00417°E / 39.56722; 45.00417
Country Azerbaijan
Autonomous republicNakhchivan
DistrictSharur
Population
 (2005)[citation needed]
 • Total623
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)

Muğancıq Mehrab (also Mughanjyg Mehrab) is a municipality and village in the Sharur District of Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan. It is located in the near of the Nakhchivan-Sadarak highway, 1.5 km away from the district center, on the plain. Its population is busy with beet-growing, vegetable-growing and farming. There is a secondary school, a library, a club and a medical center in the village. It has a population of 623.[1]

Etymology

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Place of residence was formed as a result of the settling the families belonging to the Iranian Mugh مغ (Magi) priestly tribe under the leadership of the person named Mehrab مهراب. The mughanjyg means "small Magi, a small portion of Magi".[2]

References

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  1. ^ ANAS, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (2005). Nakhchivan Encyclopedia. Vol. II. Baku: ANAS. p. 53. 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.