Åžurud (anglicized as Shurud), also Shorot () or Shurut ()
is a village and municipality in the
Julfa District
Julfa District () 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 Province of Ira ...
of
Nakhchivan,
Azerbaijan
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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
Armenian
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* Something of, from, or related to Armenia, a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia
* Armenians, the national people of Armenia, or people of Armenian descent
** Armenian diaspora, Armenian communities around the ...
-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.
Monuments
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St. Hakob-Hayrapet Church was a 12th-century Armenian church located in the center of the village and was destroyed at some point between 1997 and 2006.
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St. Astvatsatsin Monastery or Kusakan Monastery was an Armenian monastery located 1 km north of the village and was razed to ground at some point between 1997 and 2006.
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St. Gr. Lusavorich Monastery was an Armenian monastery located 1.5–2 km northeast of the village and was destroyed at some point between 1997 and 2006.
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St. Stepanos Monastery was a 9-10th century Armenian monastery located near the village and destroyed at some point between 1997 and 2006.
*Main Cemetery of Shurud was an Armenian cemetery consisting of 500-510 tombstones and was located in the northern part of the village.
The cemetery was destroyed at some point between 1997 and June 15, 2006.
Notable people
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Naghash Hovnatan (1661–1722), Armenian poet, ashugh, painter, and founder of the
Hovnatanian
The Hovnatanyan family (, ''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, Yernjak district in Nakhichevan (now ...
artistic family
See also
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St. Hakob-Hayrapet Church (Shurud)
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St. Astvatsatsin Monastery (Shurud)
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St. Gr. Lusavorich Monastery (Shurud)
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St. Stepanos Monastery (Shurud)
References
External links
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Populated places in Julfa District
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