Nüsnüs

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Nüsnüs
Municipality
Nüsnüs
Coordinates: 38°57′11″N 46°01′46″E / 38.95306°N 46.02944°E / 38.95306; 46.02944Coordinates: 38°57′11″N 46°01′46″E / 38.95306°N 46.02944°E / 38.95306; 46.02944
Country  Azerbaijan
Autonomous republic Nakhchivan
Rayon Ordubad
Population [citation needed]
  Total 1,892
Time zone AZT (UTC+4)
  Summer (DST) AZT (UTC+5)

Nüsnüs (Armenian: Նունիս, Nunis or Ոբևանիս, Vobevanis; also, Nyusnyus) is a village and municipality in the Ordubad Rayon of Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan. It has a population of 1,892.

History

One of the lest investigated places in Nakhichevan. Nunis was famous for St. Gevorg church, supposedly built in 12-13th centuries and had a number of acolytes. According to the dates on the graves the village population left the village in 18th century.

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