Şərur
| Sharur Şərur | |
|---|---|
| City & Municipality | |
|
Sharur from air | |
  Sharur | |
| Coordinates: 39°32′45″N 44°58′20″E / 39.54583°N 44.97222°E | |
| Country |
 Azerbaijan |
| Autonomous republic | Nakhchivan |
| Rayon | Sharur |
| Population (2008)[1] | |
| • Total | 6,964 |
| Time zone | AZT (UTC+4) |
| • Summer (DST) | AZT (UTC+5) |
| Area code(s) | +994 892 |
Şərur Şəhəri (En: Sharur City, formerly Bashnorashen, Norashen, Iliich (Ильич) and Il'ichëvsk (Ильичёвск) (1966–1990) after Vladimir Ilyich Lenin) is the capital town and most populous municipality of Sharur Rayon in Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan. It has a population of 6,964 people. It was the administrative center of Sharur-Daralagez uyezd of the Russian empire.[2]
Qarabağlar mausoleum
Notable natives
- Arthur Voloshin — Hero of Russia.[3]
References
- ↑ World Gazetteer: Azerbaijan – World-Gazetteer.com
- ↑ Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
- ↑ Волошин Артур Владимирович (in Russian). Heroes of the country.
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