Günnüt (; or or ) is a village in the Sharur District of

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. It is located in the right side of the Nakhchivan-Sadarak highway, 22 km away from the district center, on the plain.

Etymology

Its previous name was Günnüt Cəfərli (Gyunnyut Dzhafarli). The settlement was built in the place called Günnüt by the families belonging to ''Jafarli'' generation. In the Toponomy the word of ''günnüt'' means "meadow, plain," but as a distorted form of ''günnük'' word, it means "place which the sun hits", "last spring greens, autumn pasture". According to some researchers, this name is related with the name of the ''günnüt'' tribe which came to Nakhchivan among the

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.''Encyclopedic dictionary of Azerbaijan toponyms''. In two volumes. Volume I. p. 304. Baku: "East-West". 2007. .

2018 Armenian-Azerbaijani clashes

Military clashes took place near the village of Günnüt and surrounding heights between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces during May 20-27, 2018.

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between the Azerbaijani and Armenian Armed Forces, which took place on May 20–27, 2018. The Azerbaijani Armed Forces claimed to have advanced their positions during the clashes, although this was denied by the Armenian side and met with skepticism by Eurasianet.

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* Populated places in Sharur District Extreme points of Azerbaijan {{Nakhchivan-geo-stub