Düdəngə

Düdəngə
Municipality
Düdəngə
Coordinates: 39°34′19″N 44°59′47″E / 39.57194°N 44.99639°E / 39.57194; 44.99639Coordinates: 39°34′19″N 44°59′47″E / 39.57194°N 44.99639°E / 39.57194; 44.99639
Country  Azerbaijan
Autonomous republic Nakhchivan
District Sharur
Population (2005)
 • Total 4,012
Time zone AZT (UTC+4)

Düdəngə (also, Dudangya and Dyudengya) is a village and municipality in the Sharur District of Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, Azerbaijan. It is located next to the district center. Its population is mainly busy with farming and animal husbandry. There are secondary school, club and a medical center in the village. It has a population of 4,012.[1]

Etymology

The name of the Dudəngə village was made out from the Iranian origin words of dü (two) and dəngə (block, part of the city) means "village with two blocks".[2]

References

  1. ↑ ANAS, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (2005). Nakhchivan Encyclopedia. volume I. Baku: ANAS. p. 140. 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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