Gülşənabad

Gülşənabad
Municipality
Gülşənabad
Coordinates: 39°22′18″N 45°23′47″E / 39.37167°N 45.39639°ECoordinates: 39°22′18″N 45°23′47″E / 39.37167°N 45.39639°E
Country	Azerbaijan
Autonomous republic	Nakhchivan
Rayon	Babek
Population (2005)
• Total	498
Time zone	AZT (UTC+4)

Gülşənabad (also, Gyul’shanabad and Shaytanabad) is a village and municipality in the Babek Rayon of Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan. It is located 25 km in the south-east from the district center, on the bank of the Jahrichay River. Its population is busy with grain-growing and animal husbandry. There are primary school, library and mosque in the village. It has a population of 498.^[1]

Etymology

Gülşənabad - is located on the bank of the Jahri River, on the foothill area. The former name of the settlement was Seytanabad and has been changed during the years of the Soviet rule. The name means "roses, tulip garden, meadow".^[2]

References

1. ANAS, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (2005). Nakhchivan Encyclopedia. volume I. Baku: ANAS. p. 216. 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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