Xurs (also, Khurs and Khurst) is a village and municipality in the Ordubad District of Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan. It is located in the near of the Ordubad-Nurgut highway, in the north-west from the district center. Its population is busy with gardening, beekeeping, animal husbandry. There are secondary school, club and a medical center in the village. It has a population of 156.[1]
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Coordinates: 39°12′18″N 45°54′01″E | |
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Autonomous republic | Nakhchivan |
District | Ordubad |
Population (2005)[citation needed] | |
• Total | 156 |
Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
The researchers believe that this name is a variant of the ethnonym of Gorus. According to the sources, in the 16th century the goruslar, one of the cattle-breeder tribes were part of the tribes of Qizilbash. After been settled a part of them in Shirvan by the Safavid shahs, they have spread to the different zones.[2]
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Capital: Ordubad | ||
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