Bist (village)

Bist
Municipality
Bist
Coordinates: 39°08′58″N 45°52′50″E / 39.14944°N 45.88056°E / 39.14944; 45.88056Coordinates: 39°08′58″N 45°52′50″E / 39.14944°N 45.88056°E / 39.14944; 45.88056
Country	Azerbaijan
Autonomous republic	Nakhchivan
Rayon	Ordubad
Population
• Total	479
Time zone	AZT (UTC+4)
• Summer (DST)	AZT (UTC+5)

Bist (Armenian: Բիստ, Russian: Бист), is a village and municipality in Goghtn Region of Armenia, currently included into Ordubad region of Nakhichevan autonomy of Azerbaijan. It has a population of 479.

Bist was famous for its churches and monasteries. St. Astvatsatsin church has remained up today, which has been the largest church in Nakhichevan. Ruins of churches, monasteries, fortress, tombs, mills and bridges has remained up today. One of the most famous spiritual and cultural centers was St. Nshan church, where numerous ancient manuscripts were rewritten, some of which are kept now in Matenadaran, Yerevan.

References

Bist (village) at GEOnet Names Server

Ordubad District

Capital: Ordubad

Ağrı Anabad Anaqut Aşağı Əndəmic Aşağı Əylis Aza Azadkənd Baş Dizə Başkənd Behrud Biləv Bist Çənnəb Darkənd Dəstə Dırnıs Dizə Düylün Düylündizə Ələhi Gənzə, Nakhchivan Gilançay Kələki Kələntər Dizə Kotam Məzrə Nəsirvaz Nürgüt Nüsnüs Parağa Parağaçay Pəzməri Qoruqlar Qoşadizə Sabirkənd Şəhriyar Tivi Unus Üstüpü Vələver Vənənd Xanağa Xurs Yuxarı Əndəmic Yuxarı Əylis

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