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Parağa (also Paragha and Paraga) is a village and municipality in the Ordubad District of Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan. It is located in the near of the Ordubad-Tivi highway, 48 km in the north-west from the district center, on the left bank of the Gilanchay river, on the slope of the Zangezur ridge. Its population is busy with gardening, vegetable-growing, animal husbandry. There are secondary school, club, library and a medical center in the village. It has a population of 306.[1]
Parağa | |
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Municipality | |
  Parağa | |
| Coordinates: 39°04′30″N 45°53′36″E | |
| Country |  Azerbaijan |
| Autonomous republic | Nakhchivan |
| District | Ordubad |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 306 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
Armenian Monuments
The Surp Shimavon church (a domeless church dating from between the 12th and 17th century) was located in Paragha village; in the countryside was the Surp Hakob monastery, dating from the 12th century, with its main church, probably from the 17th century, being a large domed basilica.[2]
References
- ANAS, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (2005). Nakhchivan Encyclopedia. Vol. II. Baku: ANAS. p. 217. ISBN 5-8066-1468-9.
- Argam Aivazian, "Nakhijevan Book of Monuments", Yerevan, 1990, pages 172-177.
External links
- Parağa at GEOnet Names Server
Capital: Ordubad | ||
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