Güznüt is a village and municipality in the Babek District of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic in Azerbaijan. The village is located on a plain 10 kilometres (6.2 miles) from the city of Nakhchivan, on the left side of the Nakhchivan-Julfa highway. The local economy is mainly based on grain-growing and animal husbandry. There is a secondary school, club, mosque and a medical center in the village. It has a population of 1,563.[1] The village had an Armenian majority prior to the Muslim uprisings in Kars and Sharur–Nakhichevan.

Güznüt
Municipality
Güznüt is located in Azerbaijan
Güznüt
Güznüt
Coordinates: 39°07′39″N 45°31′54″E / 39.12750°N 45.53167°E / 39.12750; 45.53167
Country Azerbaijan
Autonomous republicNakhchivan
DistrictBabek
Population
 (2005)[citation needed]
 • Total1,563
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)

Name

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In the Nakhchivan dialect of Armenian, Kznut means "plum place". The village was named because of the autumn sowing which is carried out in this area.[2]

Culture

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There were several ancient churches in the village, an Armenian cemetery with medieval khachkars, but after the Armenian-Azerbaijani war in 1918-1920, the village lost its Armenian population, and these monuments were subsequently destroyed.[3] A mosque was built in the village in 1986-1992.

Notable natives

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References

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  1. ^ ANAS, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (2005). Nakhchivan Encyclopedia. Vol. I. Baku: ANAS. p. 218. 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.
  3. ^ Argam Aivazian (1986). Armenian monuments of the Nakhichevan ASSR. Collection. Yerevan: ed. B.A. Ulubabyan. p. 15.