Kərimbəyli, Sharur

Kərimbəyli (also, Kerimbeyli and Karimbayli) is a village and municipality in the Sharur District of Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, Azerbaijan. It is located 9 km in the north-west from the district center, on the bank of the Araz River. Its population is busy with farming and animal husbandry. There are secondary school, library, club and a medical center in the village. It has a population of 1,744.[1]

Kərimbəyli
Municipality
Kərimbəyli
Coordinates: 39°35′N 44°55′E
Country Azerbaijan
Autonomous republicNakhchivan
DistrictSharur
Population
 (2005)
 • Total1,744
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+5 (AZT)

Etymology

The settlement was founded as a result of settlement of the kərimbəyli (karimbayli) tribe, one of the arms of the qazaxlı (gazakhly) tribal unity.[2]

References
  1. ANAS, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (2005). Nakhchivan Encyclopedia. volume I. Baku: ANAS. p. 291. ISBN 5-8066-1468-9.
  2. Encyclopedic dictionary of Azerbaijan toponyms. In two volumes. Volume I. p. 304. Baku: "East-West". 2007. ISBN 978-9952-34-155-3.


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