Gərməçataq (also, Kərməçatax, Germachatakh, Girmechatakh, and Kyarmachatakh) is a village and municipality in the

Babek District Babek District () is one of the 7 districts of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan. The district borders the districts of Julfa, Shahbuz, Kangarli, Nakhchivan city, as well as the Vayots Dzor Province of Armenia and the East Azer ...

of Nakhchivan,

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. It is located 41 km in the north from the district center, on the average mountainous area. Its population is busy with gardening, beekeeping and animal husbandry. There are secondary school, club and a medical center in the village. It has a population of 507.

Etymology

The name of the village is associated with Gərməçatax (Garmachatakh) River which is flowing from this area. The original version is ''Girməcatax''. It is the left tributary of the Jahrychay River. Hydronym was made with components of ''Girmə'' (the crossing location of the river) and ''catax'' (two-headed, double, adjacent to each other) and means "the river adjacent in the crossing place".''Encyclopedic dictionary of Azerbaijan toponyms''. In two volumes. Volume I. p. 304. Baku: "East-West". 2007. .

References

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