Xok
Xok (also, Khok) is a village and municipality in the Kangarli Rayon of Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan. It is located in the near of the Nakhchivan-Sharur highway, 6 km in the north-east from the district center, on the Sharur plain. Its population is busy with grain-growing, fodder and animal husbandry. There are secondary school, club, library and a medical center in the village. It has a population of 4,904.[1]
Xok | |
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Municipality | |
  Xok | |
| Coordinates: 39°22′25″N 45°10′18″E | |
| Country |  |
| Autonomous republic | Nakhchivan |
| Rayon | Kangarli |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 4,904 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
Etymology
It is one of the earliest settlements of the Azerbaijani people. According to some researchers, the oykonim is related with the Turkic word of xok (khok) // xak (khak) which is used in meaning of the "meadow, pasture". Also could be assumed that the name originated from the Iranian word of the xak (land).[2]
References
- ANAS, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (2005). Nakhchivan Encyclopedia. volume I. Baku: ANAS. p. 254. ISBN 5-8066-1468-9.
- Encyclopedic dictionary of Azerbaijan toponyms. In two volumes. Volume I. p. 304. Baku: "East-West". 2007. ISBN 978-9952-34-155-3.
Kangarli Rayon | ||
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Capital: Qıvraq | ||
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