Vərməziyar

Vərməziyar
Vərməziyar
	Municipality
	Vərməziyar
	Coordinates: 39°29′08″N 44°59′04″E
Country	Azerbaijan
Autonomous republic	Nakhchivan
Rayon	Sharur
Population (2005)
• Total	1,269
Time zone	UTC+4 (AZT)

Vərməziyar (also, Varmaziyar) is a village and municipality in the Sharur Rayon of Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan. It is located 9 km away from the district center, on the plain. Its population is mainly busy with farming. There are secondary school, library, club and a medical center in the village. It has a population of 1,269.[1]

Etymology

The name of the Vərməziyar village made out from the components of the Old Azeri (an Iranian language) word of var (castle, village) and Məzyar (person's name) means "the village which belongs to Məzyar".[2]

References

ANAS, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (2005). Nakhchivan Encyclopedia. volume II. Baku: ANAS. p. 350. 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.

Vərməziyar (as Varzəmlyar) at GEOnet Names Server

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[ANAS-1] ANAS, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (2005). Nakhchivan Encyclopedia. volume II. Baku: ANAS. p. 350. 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.