Arpaçay (also, Arpachay; until 2003,[1]Sovetabad and Shuraabad) is a village and municipality in the Sharur District of Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, Azerbaijan. It is located 4 km in the south-east from the district center, on the right bank of the Arpachay River. Its population is busy with horticulture, vegetable-growing, farming and animal husbandry. There are secondary school, library, club and a medical center in the village. It has a population of 579.[2]
The name of the village is related with the name of the Arpaçay River which is the flowing near the Arpaçay (Arpachay) village. In the toponomy of Turkic-speaking peoples, distinguishing by its richness the component of the arpa (barley), along with revealing the name of one of the cereal plants, also is expressed in the name of an ancient Turkic tribe in used variants of arma / arba / arpa. In terms of relief, the areas in which is possible to cultivation a barley plant if related with the cereal, then, the heights, the water basins are expressed with the homonym. There exist a thousands the object name in the toponomy which is related with word of "arpa": Arpa dağı "Arpa Mountain" (Ağsu, Şəmkir), Arpa dərəsi "Arpa Valley" (Oğuz, Ağdam, Qubadlı, Daşkəsən, Qazax, Zəngilan, Kəlbəcər, Goranboy, Ordubad, Göygöl), Arpa düzü "Arpa plain" (Çovdar village of Kəlbəcər), Arpa yalı "Arpa hill" (Kəlbəcər, Şuşa), Arpaçı günbəzi "dome of Arpacı" (Cəbrayıl), Arpa çökəyi "pit of Arpa" (Tovuz, Göygöl), Arpa çuxuru "Arpa cavity" (Qubadlı) all are in the Azerbaijan; Arpa, Arpa kəndi "village of Arpa" (since 1946 Areni), Arpa çayı "Arpa River" (since 1957 Akhurian), Arpa Gölü "Arpa Lake" (since 1950 Arpi), Arpavad (since 1945 Khusakert), Arpavar / Arpava (since 1967 Nshavan) in the Armenia; Arpaqala, Arpaşen in the Kars (Turkey); Arpatala, Arpa kəndi (village of Arpa) in the Georgia; Arpalar in the Crimea; Arpa suyu "Arpa water" in the Kazakhstan, etc. In 1933, the Arpalıqkəndi (village of Arpalıq) have been registered in the Cəlilabad region.[3]
arpaçay, azerbaijan, arpaçay, also, arpachay, until, 2003, sovetabad, shuraabad, village, municipality, sharur, district, nakhchivan, autonomous, republic, azerbaijan, located, south, east, from, district, center, right, bank, arpachay, river, population, busy. Arpacay also Arpachay until 2003 1 Sovetabad and Shuraabad is a village and municipality in the Sharur District of Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic Azerbaijan It is located 4 km in the south east from the district center on the right bank of the Arpachay River Its population is busy with horticulture vegetable growing farming and animal husbandry There are secondary school library club and a medical center in the village It has a population of 579 2 ArpacayMunicipalityArpacayCoordinates 39 31 N 44 59 E 39 517 N 44 983 E 39 517 44 983 Coordinates 39 31 N 44 59 E 39 517 N 44 983 E 39 517 44 983Country AzerbaijanAutonomous republicNakhchivanDistrictSharurPopulation 2005 citation needed Total579Time zoneUTC 4 AZT Etymology EditThe name of the village is related with the name of the Arpacay River which is the flowing near the Arpacay Arpachay village In the toponomy of Turkic speaking peoples distinguishing by its richness the component of the arpa barley along with revealing the name of one of the cereal plants also is expressed in the name of an ancient Turkic tribe in used variants of arma arba arpa In terms of relief the areas in which is possible to cultivation a barley plant if related with the cereal then the heights the water basins are expressed with the homonym There exist a thousands the object name in the toponomy which is related with word of arpa Arpa dagi Arpa Mountain Agsu Semkir Arpa deresi Arpa Valley Oguz Agdam Qubadli Daskesen Qazax Zengilan Kelbecer Goranboy Ordubad Goygol Arpa duzu Arpa plain Covdar village of Kelbecer Arpa yali Arpa hill Kelbecer Susa Arpaci gunbezi dome of Arpaci Cebrayil Arpa cokeyi pit of Arpa Tovuz Goygol Arpa cuxuru Arpa cavity Qubadli all are in the Azerbaijan Arpa Arpa kendi village of Arpa since 1946 Areni Arpa cayi Arpa River since 1957 Akhurian Arpa Golu Arpa Lake since 1950 Arpi Arpavad since 1945 Khusakert Arpavar Arpava since 1967 Nshavan in the Armenia Arpaqala Arpasen in the Kars Turkey Arpatala Arpa kendi village of Arpa in the Georgia Arpalar in the Crimea Arpa suyu Arpa water in the Kazakhstan etc In 1933 the Arpaliqkendi village of Arpaliq have been registered in the Celilabad region 3 References Edit Azerbaijan Parliament renaming law ANAS Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences 2005 Nakhchivan Encyclopedia Vol I Baku ANAS p 34 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 Arpacay as Sovetabad at GEOnet Names Server This Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Arpacay Azerbaijan amp oldid 1067970607, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
