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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