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Qarahəsənli, Nakhchivan

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Country
  
Azerbaijan

Time zone
  
AZT (UTC+4)

Population
  
737 (2005)

Autonomous republic
  
Nakhchivan

Local time
  
Monday 4:16 PM

Rayon
  
Sharur District

Qarahəsənli, Nakhchivan

Weather
  
14°C, Wind W at 8 km/h, 34% Humidity

Qarahəsənli (also, Karagasanli and Kara-Gasanlu) is a village and municipality in the Sharur Rayon of Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan. It is located 10 km away from the district center, on the bank of the Arpachay River. Its population is busy with grain-growing, vegetable-growing, farming, foddering and animal husbandry. There are secondary school, cultural house, library and a medical center in the village. It has a population of 737.

Contents

Map of Qarah%C9%99s%C9%99nli, Azerbaijan

Etymology

The village's name is pronounced as Qarasannı in the local dialect. The names are considered as the ethno toponym. In the 40s of the last century, the three settlements in named Karasan were registered in the Crimea.

Notable natives

  • Kerim Kerimov — National Hero of Azerbaijan.
  • References

    Qarahəsənli, Nakhchivan Wikipedia