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Şəhriyar, Ordubad

Coordinates: 38°55′07″N 46°02′00″E / 38.91861°N 46.03333°E / 38.91861; 46.03333
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Şəhriyar
Municipality
Şəhriyar is located in Azerbaijan
Şəhriyar
Şəhriyar
Coordinates: 38°55′07″N 46°02′00″E / 38.91861°N 46.03333°E / 38.91861; 46.03333
Country Azerbaijan
Autonomous republicNakhchivan
DistrictOrdubad
Population
 • Total
309
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)

Şəhriyar (also, Shahriyar) is a municipality and settlement in the Ordubad District of Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan. Previous name was Ordubad. It was changed to Shahriyar on 1 March 2003.[1] It has a population of 309.[citation needed]

Etymology

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In 2003, the settlement was named Shahriyar in honor of the notable Azerbaijani poet Mohammad-Hossein Shahriar.[2]

References

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  1. ^ AZƏRBAYCAN RESPUBLİKASININ Q A N U N U
  2. ^ Encyclopedic dictionary of Azerbaijan toponyms. In two volumes. Volume II. p. 304. Baku: "East-West". 2007. ISBN 978-9952-34-155-3.