Yengicə (also, Yengidzha, Yengija and Yenidzha) 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 2 km south-west from the district center, on the Sharur plain. Its population is busy with gardening and farming. There is a secondary school, a music school, a cultural house, a kindergarten, a flour mill, two mosques and a medical center in the village. It has a population of 3,840. The monument was erected in honor of its compatriots who died in

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. There is also a bust of the

National Hero of Azerbaijan The National Hero of Azerbaijan ( az, Azərbaycan milli qəhrəmanı) is the highest Hero (title), national title in the Republic of Azerbaijan. The title was named on 25 March 1992, and the "Qizil Ulduz" Medal awarded as a sign of receiving this t ...

Sayavush Hasanov Sayavush Hasan oglu Hasanov ( az, Səyavuş Həsən oğlu Həsənov) (20 January 1964 – 25 June 1992) was an Azerbaijanian soldier and construction worker who received the National Hero of Azerbaijan award. He was born on 20 January 1964 in ...

, who was born in this village.

Etymology

Yengicə (Yengija) is the phonetic form of the name ''Yenicə'' (Yenija). The villages called ''Yenicə'' and ''Yengicə'' were created as a result of the population building new settlements after moving out from the main village, mostly due to deficiency of the soil. The name means "the new village".

Historical monuments

Yengija bath was built at the end of the 18th century by Tovuz Khanum from Shahtakht. The total area of the rectangular bath is 650 square meters. The building was built using baked bricks and lime measuring 19x19x5 cm. The bath building is divided into two octagonal halls and two auxiliary rooms adjacent to them. The hearth of the bathhouse is located in the south of the building. The building of the bathhouse was restored from March 2017 to September 2018. Currently, it is not used as a bathroom. In the historical building, service was organized in 7 different areas.

Notable natives

— National Hero of Azerbaijan.

References

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