Şurud

Şurud
Municipality
Şurud is located in Azerbaijan
Şurud
Şurud
Location within Azerbaijan
Coordinates: 39°09′05″N 45°47′42″E / 39.15139°N 45.79500°E / 39.15139; 45.79500
Country Azerbaijan
Autonomous republicNakhchivan
DistrictJulfa
Population
 (2005)[citation needed]
 • Total
180
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)
St. Hakob-Hayrapet Church

Şurud (anglicized as Shurud), also Shorot (Armenian: Շոռոթ) or Shurut (Armenian: Շուրութ) is a village and municipality in the Julfa District of Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan. It is located 23 km to the north of the district center, on the slope of the Zangezur mountain range.

It has a population of 180, primarily occupied in farming and animal husbandry. There are a secondary school, a club, a library, a communication center, and a medical center in the village.[citation needed]

History

Shurut was a small Armenian-populated town during the late medieval period, with churches, schools, monasteries, scriptoriums, and a population of several tens of thousands. It is first mentioned in historical sources from the 13th century.

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Notable people

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References

  1. ↑ Ayvazyan, Argam. "Նախիջևանի ԻՍՍՀ հայկական հուշարձանները". Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  2. ↑ "RAA: Publications". RAA Armenia. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  3. ↑ ANAS, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (2005). Nakhchivan Encyclopedia. Vol. II. Baku: ANAS. p. 319. ISBN 5-8066-1468-9.
  4. ↑ Ayvazyan, Argam (1995). Նախիջևան. բնաշխարհիկ պատկերազարդ հանրագիտակ [Nakhijevan: patkerazard bnashkharhik hanragitak]. Yerevan, Armenia: «Հուշարձան» ["Hushardzan"]. p. 121. ISBN 5-8079-0911-9. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  5. ↑ Khatchadourian, Lori; Smith, Adam T.; Ghulyan, Husik; Lindsay, Ian (2022). Silent Erasure: A Satellite Investigation of the Destruction of Armenian Heritage in Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan. Cornell Institute of Archaeology and Material Studies: Ithaca, NY. pp. 246–249. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 September 2022.
  6. ↑ Khatchadourian, Lori; Smith, Adam T.; Ghulyan, Husik; Lindsay, Ian (2022). Silent Erasure: A Satellite Investigation of the Destruction of Armenian Heritage in Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan. Cornell Institute of Archaeology and Material Studies: Ithaca, NY. pp. 254–257. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 September 2022.
  7. ↑ Khatchadourian, Lori; Smith, Adam T.; Ghulyan, Husik; Lindsay, Ian (2022). Silent Erasure: A Satellite Investigation of the Destruction of Armenian Heritage in Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan. Cornell Institute of Archaeology and Material Studies: Ithaca, NY. pp. 260–263. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 September 2022.
  8. ↑ Khatchadourian, Lori; Smith, Adam T.; Ghulyan, Husik; Lindsay, Ian (2022). Silent Erasure: A Satellite Investigation of the Destruction of Armenian Heritage in Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan. Cornell Institute of Archaeology and Material Studies: Ithaca, NY. pp. 264–267. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 September 2022.
  9. 1 2 Khatchadourian, Lori; Smith, Adam T.; Ghulyan, Husik; Lindsay, Ian (2022). Silent Erasure: A Satellite Investigation of the Destruction of Armenian Heritage in Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan. Cornell Institute of Archaeology and Material Studies: Ithaca, NY. pp. 250–253. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 September 2022.