Dizə, Ordubad
Dizə | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
  Dizə | |
| Coordinates: 38°56′N 45°56′E / 38.933°N 45.933°E | |
| Country |  Azerbaijan |
| Autonomous republic | Nakhchivan |
| District | Ordubad |
| Population (2005) | |
• Total | 339 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
Dizə (also, Diza) is a village and municipality in the Ordubad District of Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan. It is located in the near of the Ordubad-Unus highway, 18 km in the north-west from the district center. Its population is busy with gardening, vegetable-growing and farming. It has a population of 339.[1]
The name Diza دیزه which is a Persian word meaning village/fortress (with the variant دژ Dež) is a very common name for many villages in Iran and surrounding areas.
References
- ^ ANAS, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (2005). Nakhchivan Encyclopedia. Vol. I. Baku: ANAS. p. 137. ISBN 5-8066-1468-9.
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