Xurs

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Xurs
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Xurs
Coordinates: 39°12′18″N45°54′01″E / 39.20500°N 45.90028°E / 39.20500; 45.90028 Coordinates: 39°12′18″N45°54′01″E / 39.20500°N 45.90028°E / 39.20500; 45.90028
CountryFlag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan
Autonomous republic Nakhchivan
District Ordubad
Population
 (2005)[ citation needed ]
  Total156
Time zone UTC+4 (AZT)

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

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Etymology

The researchers believe that this name is a variant of the ethnonym of Gorus. According to the sources, in the 16th century the goruslar, one of the cattle-breeder tribes were part of the tribes of Qizilbash. After been settled a part of them in Shirvan by the Safavid shahs, they have spread to the different zones. [2]

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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.