Tənənəm (also, Tananam and Tenenem) is a village and municipality in the

Sharur District Sharur District () 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 West Azerbaijan Prov ...

of Nakhchivan,

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. It is located in the 9 km of the Nakhchivan-Sadarak highway, 24 km away from the district center, on the Sharur plain. Its population is busy with farming and animal husbandry. There are secondary school, club, library, kindergarten and a medical center in the village. It has a population of 761.

Etymology

Some researchers equate ''Danequyn'' mount which is mentioned in the sources (5th century) with the Tənənəm name. It can be assumed that the name made out from the

Iranian Iranian () may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Iran ** Iranian diaspora, Iranians living outside Iran ** Iranian architecture, architecture of Iran and parts of the rest of West Asia ** Iranian cuisine, cooking traditions and practic ...

words of ''tən'' (body) and ''nəm'' (salt) means "mountain of salt, the salt mountain".''Encyclopedic dictionary of Azerbaijan toponyms''. In two volumes. Volume I. p. 304. Baku: "East-West". 2007. .

Historical and Archaeological monuments

Tənənəm

Tənənəm - the settlement of the

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around of the same named village of the Sharur region. Into the village can be seen fallen bricks and the ruins of the old buildings; In the construction of the relatively unharmed part of the dome-type monument was used from the baked brick. The cooked glazed and simple pottery products in pink colored (decorated with green and blue colors) were discovered from the settlement. It is supposed that the settlement of the Tənənəm belongs to the 14-18th centuries.

Tənənəm Sanctuary

Tənənəm Piri - the Sanctuary of the Middle Ages in the Tənənəm village of the Sharur region. Among the local population is known as “''Piri-Süleyman''”.

References

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