Şıxmahmud
Şıxmahmud | |
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Municipality | |
  Şıxmahmud | |
| Coordinates: 39°15′05″N 45°25′43″E / 39.25139°N 45.42861°E | |
| Country |  Azerbaijan |
| Autonomous republic | Nakhchivan |
| District | Babek |
| Population (2005)[citation needed] | |
| • Total | 2,839 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
Şıxmahmud (also, Şeyxmahmud, Shikhmakhmud, Shykhmakhmud and Sheik-Mahmud) is a village and municipality in the Babek District of Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan.
Geography[edit]
It is located near the Nakhchivan-Shahbuz highway, 13 km north from the district center, on the right bank of the Nakhchivanchay River. Its economy emphasizes agriculture, growing grain, vegetables and animal husbandry.
Facilities[edit]
The village hosts a secondary school, music school, library, culture house, kindergarten, two mosques and a medical center.
Demographics[edit]
Şıxmahmud has a population of 2,839.[1]
Etymology[edit]
The village was named after a nearby sacred place called Shykhmahmud. The toponym Shykhmahmud is an altered form of the name of Sheikh Mahmud.[2]
Shikhmahmud Necropolis[edit]
Shikhmahmud Necropolis is an archaeological site near the village, dating from the 1st to 3rd centuries. It was discovered by chance on a farm in 1989. Layers of ash, fragments of clay pots, and dark blue glass beads were found in an excavated ravine. Fragments of glass jars were discovered from graves. A skeleton was found in another grave. The collected materials were given to the Nakhchivan State History Museum.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b ANAS, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (2005). Nakhchivan Encyclopedia. Vol. II. Baku: ANAS. p. 316. 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.
