Yaycı (also, Yayji and fa, یایجی – Yāyjī) is a village and the most populous municipality, except for the capital Julfa, in the

Julfa District Julfa District ( az, Culfa rayonu) is one of the 7 districts of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan. The district borders the districts of Ordubad, Babek, Shahbuz, as well as the Syunik Province of Armenia and the East Azerbaijan ...

of Nakhchivan,

Azerbaijan Azerbaijan (, ; az, Azərbaycan ), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, , also sometimes officially called the Azerbaijan Republic is a transcontinental country located at the boundary of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is a part of t ...

. It is located 15 km in the east from the district center, on the left bank of the

Aras River , az, Araz, fa, ارس, tr, Aras The Aras (also known as the Araks, Arax, Araxes, or Araz) is a river in the Caucasus. It rises in eastern Turkey and flows along the borders between Turkey and Armenia, between Turkey and the Nakhchivan excl ...

. Its population is busy with vine-growing, farming and animal husbandry. There are two secondary schools, the technical school, cultural house, three libraries, two kindergartens, communication branch, wine mill and a medical center in the village. It has a population of 5,979.

Etymology

It was registered in ''Yəyci'' version, too. The name of the village is related with the ancient Turkic tribe of ''yayci'' which is origin of Turkic Oghuz tribes. Yet from ancient times, this tribe lived mainly, in the territory of Nakhchivan and present

Armenia Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ' ...

. There are also the villages of the Aşağı Yayci (Lower Yayji) and the Yuxarı Yayci (Upper Yayji) 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 W ...

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

Historical and archaeological monuments

Yayji

''Yayji'' - the place of residence of the

Middle Ages In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire ...

in the near the same named village of the Julfa rayon. Archaeological excavations were carried out. The samples of the rich surface material culture are collected. According to the findings, the settlement of ''Yayji'' belongs to the 11th-18th centuries.

References

External links

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