Ordubad Rayon

Ordubad Rayon

Map of Azerbaijan showing Ordubad rayon
Population (1999 census):	40,600
Area (km2.):	970
Telephone Code:	0136
Zip Code:	AZ6900
Capital:	Ordubad

Ordubad is a rayon of Azerbaijan in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic. Its capital city of the same name is the second largest town in Nakhchivan. In addition Ordubad Rayon includes 47 villages and settlements.

Etymology

Ordubad Rayon's historical name is Goghtan (also Gokhten or Gokhtn).
Ordubad's name came from the Turkic pronunsiation of the district's center originally known as Armenian Vortvat or Vorduar^[1].
Vortvat in Armenian for "the wormy place". Banks of Araxes river really has a vast of worms and medieval Armenians made outstanding inks of this worms for book printing called as Vordan karmir (means: reddish worms).
Ordubad in Turkish for "sity of army".

History

Historical monuments of Goghtn district

The rayon corresponds to the Goght'n^[2] canton of ancient Armenia's, medieval Armenia's Vaspurakan province, and then was a part of independent Armenian Vaspurakan kingdom. Its main city was a small town of Vortvat until 737 AD.^[3] (since the XIX century known also as Ordubad). Goghtan gavar (canton) was known by numerous Armenian monsateries^[4]. From the 890s it goes under Arabic rule but remained populated by Armenians, the Goghtn state's center was the town of Goght'n (which was probably either Votrvat (Ordubad) or Agulis). Its Arab emirs were of the Shaybani tribe and were often in conflict with the neighbouring emirates of Nashawa (Nakhichevan) and Dabil (Dvin) and sometimes in alliance with the Armenian Bagratids. Before 1813 district remain under Persian control. But after Russo-Persian war according to Treaty of Gulistan Goghtan came under Russian control. At the brief period of independence (1918-1920) the district was a part of Democratic Republic of Armenia^[5]. But after establishment of Soviet rule in Armenia and Azerbaijan in 1921 like some other Armenian populated districts it was forcibly append to Soviet Azerbaijan by bolsheviks because of their alliance with kemalistic Turkey claiming to hand Armenian populated Nakhichevan, Artsakh (Karabakh) and Zangezour regions to Soviet Azerbaijan.

Eminent natives

• Hayrapet Hovanisyan - notable Armenian geographer and preceptor, autor of a "Human and Space" book (1878-1938)
• Stepan Bekyan - notable Armenian physician, laureate of 21 bounties (1919-)
• Hovanes Margaryan - famous architect and head of many Armenia's design offices (1901-)
• Jeremy Harutyunyan - Armenian artist and architect (1954-)
• Mushegh Abeyan - Armenian public figure and statesman (1896-1942)

Villages and settlements

Ağrı, Anabat, Aşağı Əylis, Aza, Baş Dizə, Behrud, Biləv, Bist, Çənnəb, Der, Dəstə, Dırnıs, Disər, Dizə, Düylün, Ələhi, Əndəmic, Gənzə, Gilan-çay, Kələki, Kilit, Kotam, Məzrə, Nəsirvaz, Nür-güt, Nüs-Nüs, Parağa, Pəzməri, Qoruqlar, Qoşa dizə, Sabir Kələntər, Tivi, Unus, Üstüpü, Vələver, Vənənd, Xanağa, Xurs, Verin Agulis.

References

External links

• Encyclopedia Iranica. Ordubad.

See also

• Zangezur National Park

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v t e Ordubad Rayon Capital: Ordubad Ağrı Anabad Anaqut Aşağı Əndəmic Aşağı Əylis Aza Azadkənd Baş Dizə Başkənd Behrud Biləv Bist Çapayevka Çənnəb Darkənd Dəstə Dırnıs Dizə Düylün Düylündizə Ələhi Gənzə, Nakhchivan Gilançay Kələki Kələntər Dizə Kotam Məzrə Nəsirvaz Nürgüt Nüsnüs Parağa Parağaçay Pəzməri Qoruqlar Qoşadizə Sabirkənd Şəhriyar Tivi Unus Üstüpü Vələver Vənənd Xanağa Xurs Yuxarı Əndəmic Yuxarı Əylis

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