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Nakhchivan




Naxçıvan

Azərbaycan Naxçıvan - Naxçıvan Muxtar Respublikası

Naxçıvan Muxtar Respublikası, Kiçik Qafqazın cənub-qərb qurtaracağında yerləşir. Mürəkkəb təbii şəraitə malikdir. Ərazisi 5,500 km², əhalisinin sayı 370,000. Naxçıvan Muxtar Respublikası tipik dağlıq ərazidir. Ərazisisinin 32 faizi (Araz boyu düzənlik) dəniz səviyyəsindən 600-1000 metr yüksəklikdə, 48 faizi 2000 metrədək yüksəklikdə, 20 faizi isə 2000 metrdən yüksəklikdə yerləşir. Dağlıq ərazi şimaldan Dərələyəz və şərqdən Ələngəz dağları ilə əhatə olunmuşdur. Kiçik Qafqaz dağ silsiləsinə mənsub Ələngəz dağlarının ən yüksək nöqtəsi Qapıcıq dağı (3906 m), Dərələyəz dağlarının ən yüksək zirvəsi isə Kükü dağıdır (3120 m). 1918-ci ildə SSRİ-nin Erməni əsilli liderləri tərəfindən Zəngəzurun Ermənistana verilməsi ilə əlaqədar Naxçıvanın ərazisi Azərbaycanın əsas hissəsindən ayrı düşmüşdür. Ermənistan, İran və Türkiyə ilə sərhəddə malikdir.

English Nakhchivan - Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic
The Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic, known simply as Nakhichevan, is a landlocked exclave of ► Azerbaijan. The 5,500 km² region borders ► Armenia (221 km), ► Turkey (9 km) and ► Iran (179 km). Its capital is Nakhichevan City, home to the Nakhichevan State University.

Short name Nakhchivan
Official  name Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic
Status Autonomous republic of Azerbaijan
Capital Naxçıvan şəhəri (Nakhcivan City)
Population 439,800 inhabitants
Area 5,500 km²
Major  languages Azerbaijani
Major  religions Islam
More information Nakhchivan, Geography of Nakhchivan, History of Nakhchivan and Politics of Nakhchivan
More  images Nakhchivan - Nakhchivan (Category).

General maps

Map of Nakhichevan
Map of Nakhichevan
Subdivisions of Nakhichevan

History maps

This section holds a short summary of the history of the area of present-day Nakhichevan, illustrated with maps, including historical maps of former countries and empires that included present-day Nakhichevan.

Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic in Soviet Azerbaijan, 1930.
Map of the Nakhichevan ASSR

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