Hacıvar

Municipality in Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan

39°12′21″N 45°26′33″E / 39.20583°N 45.44250°E / 39.20583; 45.44250Country

AzerbaijanAutonomous republicNakhchivanDistrictBabekPopulation

(2005)^{[citation needed]}

• Total721Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)

Hacıvar (also, Gadzhyvar and Khadzhivar) is a village and municipality in the Babek District of Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan. It is located in the near of the Nakhchivan-Sirab highway, 6 km in the north-east from the district center, on the foothill area. Its population is busy with grain growing, vine-growing and animal husbandry. There are secondary school, club and mosque in the village.^[1]

Etymology

Hajıvar - is located on the bank of the Nakhchivan River, on the plain. The name was made up with components of Haji (person name) and Iranian origin word of var (place, village) and means "Haji's village".^[2]

Population

Hacıvar has a population of 721.

References

^ ANAS, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (2005). Nakhchivan Encyclopedia. Vol. I. Baku: ANAS. p. 221. 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.