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Nakhchivan
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capital of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan
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Nakhchivan is a city in Azerbaijan, serving as the capital of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic. It has at various times been the capital of the Nakhichevan Khanate, the Nakhchivan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, and the Nakhichevan uezd. The city is located at an elevation of 873 meters above sea level and is situated next to the Naxçıvançay river. Its official language is Azerbaijani, and it operates in the UTC+04:00 and UTC+05:00 time zones.
With a population of 95,100 and an area of 15 square kilometers, Nakhchivan has been established since 1500 BCE, with the earliest written record dating to 200. The city is twinned with Batumi, Brest, Veliko Tarnovo, and Kota Kinabalu. Its postal code is AZ 7000, and it uses license plate codes 70, 85, and 75.
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Place details
- Locality
- Naxçıvan
- Region
- Naxçıvan Muxtar Respublikası
- Country
- Azərbaycan
- Population
- 97,200
- Timezone
- Asia/Baku
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Naxçıvan
- Official language
- Azerbaijani
- Population
- 8945
- Area
- 15
- Elevation
- 873
- Time zone
- UTC+05:00
- Body of water
- Naxçıvançay
- Official website
- nakhchivan.preslib.az
- Image
- NakchivanMontage2021.jpg
- Licence plate code
- 75
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- Commons category
- Nakhchivan (city)
- topic's main category
- Category:Nakhchivan (city)
- twinned administrative body
- Chongqing
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Naxçıvan (city)
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Nakhchivan
- postal code
- AZ 7000
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- time of earliest written record
- 0200-00-00
- inception
- 1500-00-00
- P8168
- Suzan Anbeh
- native label
- Նախիջևան
- P12749
- September 27
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Encyclopedic overview
Nakhchivan (Azerbaijani: Naxçıvan Azerbaijani pronunciation: [nɑxtʃɯˈvɑn]; Armenian: Նախիջևան, romanized: Nakhijevan) is the capital and largest city of the eponymous Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, a true exclave of Azerbaijan, located 450 km (280 mi) west of Baku. The municipality of Nakhchivan consists of the city of Nakhchivan, the settlement of Əliabad and the villages of Başbaşı, Bulqan, Haciniyyət, Qaraçuq, Qaraxanbəyli, Tumbul, Qarağalıq, and Daşduz. It is spread over the foothills of Zangezur Mountains, on the right bank of the Nakhchivan River at an altitude of 873 m (2,864 ft) above sea level.
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