Dəmirçi () is a village in the
Sadarak District
Sadarak District () is one of the 7 districts of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan. The district borders the district of Sharur, as well as the Iğdır Province of Turkey, Ararat Province of Armenia and the West Azerbaijan Provin ...
of
Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic
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,
Azerbaijan
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. It is located in the near of the Nakhchivan-Sadarak highway, 11 km in the north-west from the district center, on the
Sharur
Sharur ( ) is a city in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan. It is the administrative centre of the Sharur District. The city is located 66 km northwest of Nakhchivan city, on the Sharur plain.
History
In a manuscript of the 16th ...
plain. Its population is busy with grain-growing, vegetable-growing, beet-growing and animal husbandry. There are two secondary schools, cultural house, library, kindergarten, hospital and a "''Binamaz Əhməd''" sacred place of 18th century in the village. It has a population of 5,092.
It is the closest settlement to Azerbaijan's only crossing point to
Turkey
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, an important lifeline for the Nakhchivan exclave after the closure of the
Armenia
Armenia, officially the Republic of Armenia, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of West Asia. It is a part of the Caucasus region and is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia (country), Georgia to the north and Azerbaijan to ...
n border following the
First Nagorno-Karabakh War
The First Nagorno-Karabakh War was an ethnic conflict, ethnic and territorial conflict that took place from February 1988 to May 1994, in the enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh in southwestern Azerbaijan, between the majority ethnic Armenians of Nag ...
.
Etymology
The name of Dəmirçi (Damirchi) village is supposed to be associated with the
Turkic tribe of ''dəmirçilər'' (damirchis).
[''Encyclopedic dictionary of Azerbaijan toponyms''. In two volumes. Volume I. p. 304. Baku: "East-West". 2007. .] According to the information of the historian Shihabaddin Nasavi (13th century) the
Turks
Turk or Turks may refer to:
Communities and ethnic groups
* Turkish people, or the Turks, a Turkic ethnic group and nation
* Turkish citizen, a citizen of the Republic of Turkey
* Turkic peoples, a collection of ethnic groups who speak Turkic lang ...
have been moved to the
Arran and
Mughan
Mughan plain (, مغان دوزو; ) is a plain stretching from northwestern Iran to the southern part of the Republic of Azerbaijan. The highest density of irrigation canals is in the section of the Mughan plain which lies in the Republic of Aze ...
(name of ''Dəmircilər'' also is mentioned among them) by the
Seljuk Seljuk (, ''Selcuk'') or Saljuq (, ''Saljūq'') may refer to:
* Seljuk Empire (1051–1153), a medieval empire in the Middle East and central Asia
* Seljuk dynasty (c. 950–1307), the ruling dynasty of the Seljuk Empire and subsequent polities
* S ...
Sultan
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Malik Shah Malik-Shah (), also transliterated as ''Malek-Shah'', ''Malikshah'' or ''Melikshah'', may refer to:
* Malik-Shah I (1055–1092), sultan of Great Seljuq
* Malik-Shah II (), grandson of Malik Shah I, sultan of Great Seljuq
* Malik-Shah III (1152– ...
''"... plains, mountains, fortresses ... they have been spread."''. In the 16th century, they lived in the around the city of
Kars
Kars ( or ; ; ) is a city in northeast Turkey. It is the seat of Kars Province and Kars District.[� ...]
in the
Turkey
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. According to Azerbaijani historian М.М. Khazani (19th century), the ''Dəmirçilər'' have been moved to
Azerbaijan
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at the era of
Panah Ali Khan
Panah Ali Khan Javanshir (; ; 1693 – 1759 or 1763) was the founder and first ruler of the Karabakh Khanate under Persian suzerainty.
Ancestry
Panah Ali Khan was from the Sarijali branch of the Javanshir clan, who with their associate clan of ...
. They were settled in the
Iravan
Iravan also known as Iravat and Iravant, is a minor character from the Hindu epic ''Mahabharata''. The son of Pandava prince Arjuna (one of the main heroes of the ''Mahabharata'') and the Naga princess Ulupi, Iravan is the central deity of ...
region and also in the
Nakhchivan in the 19th century. The villages of Dəmirçi in the districts of
Şuşa
Shusha (, ) or Shushi () is a city in Azerbaijan, in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Situated at an altitude of 1,400–1,800 metres (4,600–5,900 ft) in the Karabakh mountains, the city was a mountain resort in the Soviet era.
Most sou ...
,
Şamaxı
Shamakhi (, ) is a city in Azerbaijan and the administrative centre of the Shamakhi District. The city's estimated population was 31,704. It is famous for its traditional dancers, the Shamakhi Dancers, and also for perhaps giving its name to th ...
,
Kəlbəcər
Kalbajar ( ; ) is a city and the capital of the Kalbajar District of Azerbaijan. Located in the Tartar Valley, it is away from the country's capital city Baku.
Before the First Nagorno-Karabakh War, the city had a population of 7,246 people. It ...
,
Fizuli and
Şərur
Sharur ( ) is a city in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan. It is the administrative centre of the Sharur District. The city is located 66 km northwest of Nakhchivan city, on the Sharur plain.
History
In a manuscript of the 16t ...
of
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan, officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, is a Boundaries between the continents, transcontinental and landlocked country at the boundary of West Asia and Eastern Europe. It is a part of the South Caucasus region and is bounded by ...
is related with ''Dəmircilər'' tribe.
References
External links
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Populated places in Sadarak District
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