The Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic, Nachiczewańska Republika Autonomiczna |
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The city of Nakhichevan was first mentioned in ptolemy's "Geography" as Naksuana and was said to be established in 4400 A.D. Naksuana is ancient Greek for "the land of sweet water". Since it freqeuntly changed empires, sultanates, and khanates, the name of Nakhichevan was altered many times, changing to: Nakshi jahan (the of the world), Nuh chikhan (the place where Noah landed), Nesheva and etc. Throughout history Nakhichevan land brought up famous persons such as Hindushah ibn Naxchivani, Abdurrakhman en Neshevi, Ekmouluddin Naxchivani, Ecemi Naxcivani, General Ehsan, Kelbali, Huseyinqulu khan Naxchivanskie's and others. contains very basic facilities are very basic and heating fuel is hard to find in the winter, After it was mostly destroyed by the Persians in the 4th century, Nakhichevan sank into comparative insignificance, managing to recover by the 10th century. Because of its geographic position, it frequently suffered during the wars between Persia and the Ottoman Empire. The Nakhichevan khanate emerged in the region in 1747 after the death of Afshar ruler Nadir Shah. After the two Russo-Iranian wars and the Treaty of Turkmenchay, Nakhichevan khanate passed into Russian possession in 1828. Due to dissatisfaction with USSR's policies, the parliament of the Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic unilaterally declared independence from the USSR in 1990, and joined the newly independent Republic of Azerbaijan a year later. It now exists and is internationally recognized as a part of Azerbaijan govered by its own elected parliament and chairman of the parliament. |
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1. Dependency status: exclave of Azerbaijan 2. Government type: republic (Azerbaijan) 3. Location: Southwestern Asia, bordering the Caspian Sea, between Iran and Russia 4. Border Countries: Armenia (221 km), Turkey (9 km) and Iran (179 km) 5. Climate: extremely arid and mountainous and contains large salt deposits6. Terrain: large, flat Kur-Araz Ovaligi (Kura-Araks Lowland) (much of it below sea level) with Great Caucasus Mountains to the north, Qarabag Yaylasi (Karabakh Upland) in west; Baku lies on Abseron Yasaqligi (Apsheron Peninsula) that juts into Caspian Sea 7. Area: 5,500 km2 8. Capital: Nakhichevan (city) 9. Administrative divisions: 6 rayons: Babak, Julfa, Ordubad, Sadarak, Shahbuz and Sharur 10. Population: 310,000 inhabitians 11. Languages: Azerbaijani 12. Religions: Muslim 93.4%, Russian Orthodox 2.5%, Armenian Orthodox 2.3%, other 1.8% (1995 est.) note: religious affiliation is still nominal in Azerbaijan; percentages for actual practicing adherents are much lower 13. Currency: Azerbaijani manat (AZM) |
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