Şurud (anglicized as Shurud), also Shorot ( hy, Շոռոթ) or Shurut ( hy, Շուրութ) is a village and municipality 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,

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. It is located 23 km to the north of the district center, on the slope of the Zangezur mountain range. It has a population of 180, primarily occupied in farming and animal husbandry. There are a secondary school, a club, a library, a communication center, and a medical center in the village.

History

Shurut was a small

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-populated town during the late medieval period, with churches, schools, monasteries, scriptoriums, and a population of several tens of thousands. It is first mentioned in historical sources from the 13th century. By the 1980s there were four Armenian churches still standing in Shurut: the St. Stephanos and the St. Grigor Lusavorich churches, an isolated church known as Kusanants or St. Astvatsatsin, and the village's main church called St. Hakob-Hayrapet (also Surb Hakob or Saint Jacob), which was located in the center of Shurut. The church was established in the 12th century but was partly rebuilt in the 17th century (1642). The church was cited as one of "the most impressive churches in the Nakhchivan region: a massive structure with a basilica plan and a tall dome with a polygonal drum". All churches in Şurud were reportedly demolished shortly before 2005.

Notable people

Naghash Hovnatan Naghash Hovnatan ( hy, Նաղաշ Հովնաթան; 1661, Shorot, Nakhijevan, Safavid Iran – 1722, Shorot) was an Armenian poet, '' ashugh'', painter, and founder of the Hovnatanian artistic family. He is considered the founder of the new Ar ...

(1661–1722), Armenian poet, ashugh, painter, and founder of the

Hovnatanian The Hovnatanyan family ( hy, Հովնաթանյաններ, ''Hovnat'anyanner'') was a prominent Armenian family of painters. They include five generations from 17th to 19th centuries. Hovnatanyans are originally from the village of Shorot, Yern ...

artistic family

References

External links

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