Gənzə, Nakhchivan

Gənzə
Municipality
Gənzə
Coordinates: 38°56′31″N 46°03′16″E / 38.94194°N 46.05444°E / 38.94194; 46.05444Coordinates: 38°56′31″N 46°03′16″E / 38.94194°N 46.05444°E / 38.94194; 46.05444
Country  Azerbaijan
Autonomous republic Nakhchivan
Rayon Ordubad
Population (2005)
  Total 1,380
Time zone AZT (UTC+4)

Gənzə (also, Ganza until 2003,[1] Kənzə, Kyanza, Kanza and Kanzak) is a village and municipality in the Ordubad Rayon of Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan. It is located 12 km in the north-east from the district center. Its population is busy with gardening and animal husbandry. There are secondary school, club, library and a medical center in the village. It has a population of 1,380.[2]

Etymology

The researchers have different opinions about the toponym of Ganza. Although, for some scholars the word has origin in Persian word گنج Ganj meaning treasure. Most of them believe that this is the same root with the name of the city of Ganja.

References

  1. Azerbaijan Parliament - renaming law
  2. ANAS, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (2005). Nakhchivan Encyclopedia. volume I. Baku: ANAS. p. 207. ISBN 5-8066-1468-9.


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