Nakhichevan-on-Don
| Nakhichevan-on-Don | ||
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| populated district | ||
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| Founded by | Armenians of Crimea | |
| Named for | an ancient area of Armenia, Nakhichevan | |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+3) | |
| • Summer (DST) | MSD (UTC+4) | |
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Nakhichevan-on-Don (Russian: Нахичевань-на-Дону, Russian pronunciation: [nɐxʲɪt͡ɕɪˈvan nədɐˈnu]), also known as Nor Nakhichevan (Armenian: Նոր Նախիջևան, Armenian pronunciation: [nɔɾ nɑχitʃʰɛˈvɑn] literally "New Nakhichevan", as opposed to the "old" Nakhchivan City) is an Armenian-populated district in the city of Rostov-on-Don, Russia. In 1778, Catherine the Great invited Armenian merchants from Crimea to Russia. After moving to the area, they established a settlement on the Don, which they named "Nor Nakhichevan", after one of the ancient areas of Armenia, Nakhichevan, now an exclave of Azerbaijan. In 1928 Nor Nakhichevan was combined with Rostov-on-Don and was renamed into Proletarsky rayon (district).
People associated with Nakhichevan-on-Don
- Raphael Patkanian (1830–1892), Armenian writer
- Mikael Nalbandian (1839–1866), Armenian writer
- Martiros Saryan (1880–1972), Armenian painter
- Simon Vratsian (1882–1969), Prime Minister of the First Republic of Armenia
- Sargis Lukashin (Srabionian) (1883–1937), chairman of the Soviet Armenian Council of People's Commissars (1922–1925)
- Sergei Galadzhev (1902–1954), Soviet general
- Gevork Vartanian (1924-2012), Soviet intelligence agent
- Aleksandr Myasnikyan, chairman of the Soviet Armenian Council of People's Commissars (1921–1922)
See also
Sources
- R.G. Hovanissian (ed.) The Armenian People from Ancient to Modern Times Volume Two (Palgrave Macmillan, 2004), p. 110
External links
Coordinates: 47°13′53″N 39°45′25″E / 47.23139°N 39.75694°E