Xurs

Xurs
Municipality
Xurs
Coordinates: 39°12′18″N 45°54′01″E / 39.20500°N 45.90028°ECoordinates: 39°12′18″N 45°54′01″E / 39.20500°N 45.90028°E
Country  Azerbaijan
Autonomous republic Nakhchivan
Rayon Ordubad
Population
  Total 155
Time zone AZT (UTC+4)
  Summer (DST) AZT (UTC+5)

Xurs (Armenian: Խուրս, Russian: Хурс)(also, Khurs and Khurst) is a village and municipality in the Ordubad Rayon of Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan. It has a population of 155.

The village historically was a part of the Goghtn Region of Armenia, and had an Armenian population until the beginning of the 20th century. Now only ruins of ancient church remain.

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