Bulqan | |
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Municipality | |
  Bulqan | |
| Coordinates: 39°10′53″N 45°22′58″E / 39.18139°N 45.38278°E | |
| Country |  Azerbaijan |
| Autonomous republic | Nakhchivan |
| Population (2005)[citation needed] | |
| • Total | 1,150 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
| Bulqan | |||
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| Simplified Chinese | 布尔干 | ||
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Bulqan (also, Bulgan and Bulghan) is a village and municipality in the Nakhchivan city of Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, Azerbaijan. It is located 5 km in the south from the city center, on the bank of the Araz River. Its population is busy with grain-growing, vegetable-growing, animal husbandry, fruit-growing and horticulture. It has a population of 1,150.[1] A 12th to 19th century necropolis, now mostly submerged, is registered with the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.[2]
- ^ ANAS, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (2005). Nakhchivan Encyclopedia. Vol. I. Baku: ANAS. p. 98. ISBN 5-8066-1468-9.
- ^ Ministry website