Günnüt, or Genut (Գենուտ), (; or or ) is a village in the

Sharur District Sharur District () is one of the 7 districts of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan. The district borders the districts of Kangarli, Sadarak, as well as the Vayots Dzor and Ararat provinces of Armenia and the West Azerbaijan Prov ...

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. It is currently De facto owned by Armenia, and administered as part of its Ararat province. https://news.am/eng/news/456193.html. It is located in the right side of the Nakhchivan-Sadarak highway, 22 km away from the district center, on the plain.

Etymology

Its previous name was Günnüt Cəfərli (Gyunnyut Dzhafarli). The settlement was built in the place called Günnüt by the families belonging to ''Jafarli'' generation. In the Toponomy the word of ''günnüt'' means "meadow, plain," but as a distorted form of ''günnük'' word, it means "place which the sun hits", "last spring greens, autumn pasture". According to some researchers, this name is related with the name of the ''günnüt'' tribe which came to Nakhchivan among the

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.''Encyclopedic dictionary of Azerbaijan toponyms''. In two volumes. Volume I. p. 304. Baku: "East-West". 2007. .

2018 Armenian-Azerbaijani clashes

Military clashes took place near the village of Günnüt and surrounding heights between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces during May 20–27, 2018.

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between the Azerbaijani and Armenian Armed Forces, which took place on May 20–27, 2018. The Azerbaijani Armed Forces claimed to have advanced their positions during the clashes, although this was denied by the Armenian side and met with skepticism by

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. Günnüt is currently owned by Armenia as Azerbaijanis after the clashes got permission from the Armenian government if they can go visit the graves there. https://news.am/eng/news/456193.html.

References

3. ^ (6 December 2018). Video of Azerbaijanis’ visiting graves at village under Armenia control is posted on internet. https://news.am/eng/news/456193.html

External links

* Populated places in Sharur District Extreme points of Azerbaijan {{Armenia-geo-stub