Qoruqlar | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
  Qoruqlar | |
| Coordinates: 38°57′55″N 45°56′36″E / 38.96528°N 45.94333°E | |
| Country | 
Azerbaijan |
| Autonomous republic | Nakhchivan |
| District | Ordubad |
| Population (2005)[
citation needed] | |
| • Total | 184 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 ( AZT) |
Qoruqlar (also, Goruglar, Korukhlar, and Koruklyar) is a village and municipality in the Ordubad District of Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan. It is located in the right side of the Ordubad-Unus highway, 27 km in the north-west from the district center, on the bank of the Venendchay river. Its population is busy with gardening, vegetable-growing and animal husbandry. There are secondary school, library and a medical center in the village. It has a population of 184. [1]
Etymology
According to researches, the name of the village is from the name of qoruq branch of zülqədər (zyulgadar) tribe of the Qızılbaşlar ( Qizilbash). And these branch is from karyk tribe who were one of the 24 tribes of Selcuk- oghuzs. [2]
References
- ^ ANAS, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (2005). Nakhchivan Encyclopedia. Vol. I. Baku: ANAS. p. 346. ISBN 5-8066-1468-9.
- ^ 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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