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(Redirected from Chomakhtur) Municipality in Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan
Çomaxtur
Municipality
Çomaxtur is located in AzerbaijanÇomaxturÇomaxtur
Coordinates: 39°31′50″N 44°58′09″E / 39.53056°N 44.96917°E / 39.53056; 44.96917
Country Azerbaijan
Autonomous republicNakhchivan
DistrictSharur
Population
 • Total3,117
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)

Çomaxtur (also, Chomakhtur) is a village and municipality in the Sharur District of Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, Azerbaijan. It is located 1 km in the south-west from the district center, on the Sharur plain. Its population is busy with grain-growing, vegetable-growing, foddering, vine-growing animal husbandry. There are secondary school, cultural house, library and a medical center in the village. It has a population of 3,117.

Etymology

It have been noted in Çomaxdur (Chomakhdur) and Çamaxtur (Chamakhtur) versions, too. Apparently, the original name was Çamaxdar (Chamakhdar) şadaracı and means "riddle".

Population

References

  1. ANAS, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (2005). Nakhchivan Encyclopedia. Vol. I. Baku: ANAS. p. 120. 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.
Sharur District
Capital: Sharur


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