Gənzə (also, Ganza until 2003,
Azerbaijan Parliament - renaming law
/ref> Kənzə, Kyanza, Kanza and Kanzak) is a village and municipality in the Ordubad District
Ordubad District () is one of the 7 districts of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan. The district borders the district of Julfa, as well as the Syunik Province of Armenia, and the East Azerbaijan Province of Iran. Its capital and la ...
of Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan
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. It is located 12 km in the north-east from the district center. Its population is busy with gardening and animal husbandry. There are secondary school, club, library and a medical center in the village. It has a population of 1,380.
Etymology
The researchers have different opinions about the toponym of Ganza. Although, for some scholars the word has origin in Persian
Persian may refer to:
* People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language
** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples
** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...
word گنج ''Ganj'' meaning treasure. Most of them believe that this is the same root with the name of the city of Ganja
''Ganja'' (, ; ) is one of the oldest and most commonly used synonyms for cannabis flower, specifically marijuana or hashish. Its usage in English dates to before 1689.
Etymology
''Ganja'' is borrowed from Hindi (, IPA: aːɲd͡ʒa ...
.
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Populated places in Ordubad District
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