Qışlaqabbas (also, Qışlaq Abbas, Kishlag-Abas, and Kyshlakabbas) is a village and municipality in the

Sharur District Sharur District ( az, Şərur rayonu) is one of the 7 districts of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan. The district borders the districts of Kangarli, Sadarak, as well as the Vayots Dzor and Ararat provinces of Armenia and the We ...

of Nakhchivan,

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. It is located 10 km in the south from the district center, on the bank of the Arpachay River, on the plain. It was mixed with the İbadulla village, recently separated from it; their administrative buildings are in the joint. Its population is mainly busy with farming. There are secondary school, cultural house, a medical center and nearby the ancient settlement of Şortəpə in the village. It has a population of 1,825.

Etymology

The name of the village was made out from the words of ''qışlaq'' (the wintering) and ''Abbas'' (person's name) means "the wintering of Abbas".''Encyclopedic dictionary of Azerbaijan toponyms''. In two volumes. Volume I. p. 304. Baku: "East-West". 2007. .

Historical and archaeological monuments

Şortəpə Necropolis

Şortəpə (Shortapa) Necropolis - the archaeological monument of the

Bronze Age The Bronze Age is a historic period, lasting approximately from 3300 BC to 1200 BC, characterized by the use of bronze, the presence of writing in some areas, and other early features of urban civilization. The Bronze Age is the second pri ...

(2nd millennium of BC) in the east from the Qıslaqabbas village, near of the same named settlement of the Sharur region. Its area is 3 hectares. From stone box graves which were destroyed during farm works were discovered rich material and cultural monuments. The findings consist from a red jug made from clay, little pot, bowl, plates of kettle type. Polychrome painted plates were represented with a jug.

References

* Populated places in Sharur District {{Nakhchivan-geo-stub