Pəzməri

Pəzməri
Municipality
Pəzməri
Coordinates: 39°01′59″N 46°00′52″E / 39.03306°N 46.01444°E / 39.03306; 46.01444Coordinates: 39°01′59″N 46°00′52″E / 39.03306°N 46.01444°E / 39.03306; 46.01444
Country  Azerbaijan
Autonomous republic Nakhchivan
Rayon Ordubad
Population
  Total 158
Time zone AZT (UTC+4)
  Summer (DST) AZT (UTC+5)

Pəzməri (Armenian: Բազմարի, Bazmari; also, Pazmari and Pazmara) is a village and municipality in the Ordubad Rayon of Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan. It has a population of 158.

The village is not far from the village where the St. Khach (Cross) monastery was located. Written sources claim the monastery was built before the 12th century, was several times reconstructed, and was considered one of main places of pilgrimage.

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