Qabıllı

Qabıllı
Municipality
Qabıllı
Coordinates: 39°25′42″N 45°06′46″E / 39.42833°N 45.11278°E / 39.42833; 45.11278Coordinates: 39°25′42″N 45°06′46″E / 39.42833°N 45.11278°E / 39.42833; 45.11278
Country  Azerbaijan
Autonomous republic Nakhchivan
Rayon Kangarli
Population (2005)
 • Total 1,079
Time zone AZT (UTC+4)

Qabıllı (also, Qarabullu, Gabylly, Gabullu and Kabullu) is a village and municipality in the Kangarli Rayon of Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan. It is located in the near of the Sharur-Nakhchivan highway, 6 km away from the district center. Its population is busy with grain-growing, vegetable-growing, fodder and animal husbandry. There are secondary school, cultural house and a medical center in the village. It has a population of 1,079.[1]

Etymology

The village's name is believed to be related with the name of the Gabullu tribe, one of the arms of the Turkic Kengerli tribe.[2]

References

  1. ↑ ANAS, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (2005). Nakhchivan Encyclopedia. volume I. Baku: ANAS. p. 309. 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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