Country Azerbaijan Time zone AZT (UTC+4) Population 927 (2005) | Autonomous republic Nakhchivan Local time Sunday 11:58 AM Rayon Sharur District | |
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Weather 16°C, Wind S at 14 km/h, 47% Humidity | ||
Yuxarı Yayci (also, Yuxarı Yaycı, Yuxarı Yəyci, Yaydzhi, and Yukhary-Yaydzhi) is a village and municipality in the Sharur Rayon of Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan. It is located 20 km in the north-east from the district center, on the bank of the Arpachay River, on the slope of the Daralayaz ridge. Its population is busy with farming and animal husbandry. There are secondary school, cultural house and a medical center in the village. It has a population of 927.
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Map of Yuxar%C4%B1 Yayci, Azerbaijan
Etymology
Its previous name was Yaycı. In the 20s of the 20th century, the other village which had come from it was named Aşağı Yayci (Lower Yaydzhi), and old village was named Yuxarı Yaycı (Upper Yaydzhi). The first component of the name is reflects the geographical position of the village, and second component is reflects the name of the ancient Turkic tribe of yayci which is origin of Turkic Oghuz tribes.