Tivi

Tivi is a village and municipality in the Ordubad Rayon of Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan. It is located in near the Ordubad-Bist highway, 60 km north-east of the district center.

For other uses, see Tivi (disambiguation).
Tivi
Municipality
Tivi
Coordinates: 39°07′28″N 45°53′29″E
Country Azerbaijan
Autonomous republicNakhchivan
RayonOrdubad
Population
 (2005)
 • Total1,347
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)

Its population works in gardening, farming, beekeeping and animal husbandry. There are a secondary school, library, club and a medical center in the village. It has a population of 1,347.

The paradise of mountains, Tivi is rich with water resources. Here, there are the interesting monuments of the Bronze and ancient ages (the necropolis and settlement). Gamigaya drawings are in the north-east of the Tivi village.[1]

Etymology

The name of the village is related to the local mineral springs of the same name, used by the local population for the purpose of treatment. At the toponomy tibi, tivi, tube, tupu used in meaning "swamp", "lake", "the place filled with water". The tupu variant of this geographical name, can be found at the name of the Ustupu village in the territory of the district.[2]

Tivi Necropolis

Tivi Necropolis is the archaeological monument of the ancient period near of the Tivi village of Ordubad region. It was registered in 1968. Its area is about 2 hectares. It consists of the stone box-type graves. The graves are rectangular, has been directed from north to south, from west to east; its side walls built with sculpted rough stones, and floor with two or three large stone slabs. Some parts of the graves were destroyed by result erosion, while others during the farm works. The found materials consists of simple clay pots and the bronze ring typical of the antique period, various earrings, and beads made of agate. According to the findings, the monument belongs to the 3-2 centuries BC.[1]

References
  1. ANAS, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (2005). Nakhchivan Encyclopedia. volume II. Baku: ANAS. p. 330. ISBN 5-8066-1468-9.
  2. Encyclopedic dictionary of Azerbaijan toponyms. In two volumes. Volume I. p. 304. Baku: "East-West". 2007. ISBN 978-9952-34-155-3.


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