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Tangerud
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| Country | Azerbaijan |
| Rayon | Astara |
| Population | |
| • Total | 3,298 |
| Time zone | AZT (UTC+4) |
| • Summer (DST) | AZT (UTC+5) |
| Area code(s) | 26 |
| Website | http://www.tangerud.com |
Təngərud (also, Tengerud, Təngərüd, Tangerud, and Tangyarud) is a village and municipality in the Astara Rayon of Azerbaijan. It has a population of 3,298.
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Tengerud means "Narrow River" in Talysh language. The name comes from the name of the river in Tengerud. The river starts from Talysh Mountains and it flows into Caspian Sea.
Tengerud is located on Baku - Astara highway. The neighborhood villages are Penser and Masxan. Distance between Astara city and Tengerud is 18 km, and distance between Baku city and Tengerud is 295 km. It is a picturesque village surrounded by Talysh Mountains.
Majority(~98%) of total population is Talysh. The rest of population are people from different regions of Azerbaijan and Iran.
Nearly 100% population of Tengerud is Muslim and majority of this population belong to Sunni branch of Islam. The is one Mosque named ofter Hz. Ali and one Madrasah for educating religion to local people in Tengerud.
School named after Samad Vurgun(Tengerud High School) was established in 1914. Later in 2007 the school got renewed with the support of Haydar Aliyev Fund. There are 2 buildings on School Campus. Building N on the North side of the campus is for Elementary School students and Building S on the South side of the campus is for Middle School and High School students. Currently there are 719 students, 88 teachers and 35 classes in this school. Children under 6 age attend in Tengerud Kindergarten which locates near Tengerud Hospital.
Tengerud is a picturesque village surrounded by Talysh Mountains. Tengerud is popular for its abundant number of Natural Springs. There are more than 40 Natural Springs in Tengerud.
There are regular time buses to Baku, Astara and Lenkeran cities from Tengerud.
Orta məktəblər - Azərbaycan Respublikası Təhsil Nazirliyi
Tengerud's Facebook Profile
Tengerud's Facebook Group
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