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Gilançay (also, Gilanchay and Kilyanchay) is a village and municipality in the Ordubad District of Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan. It is located in the left side of the Ordubad-Khurs highway, 31 km in the north-west from the district center, on the left bank of the Gilanchay River. Its population is busy with gardening, vegetable-growing and animal husbandry. There are secondary school, library, club and a medical center in the village. It has a population of 287.[1]

Gilançay
Municipality
Gilançay
Coordinates: 39°00′22″N 45°49′07″E
Country Azerbaijan
Autonomous republicNakhchivan
DistrictOrdubad
Population
 (2005)[citation needed]
 • Total287
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)

Etymology


The village in the administrative territorial unit of the Parağa of the Ordubad region. It is at the foothill area. The name of the settlement is related with the name of the river of Gilanchay in the area.[2]


References


  1. ANAS, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (2005). Nakhchivan Encyclopedia. Vol. I. Baku: ANAS. p. 210. 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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