What is "nakhchivan"

The city of Nakhchivan (, Нахчыван, ناخجیوان) is the capital of the eponymous Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan, located west of Baku. The municipality of Nakhchivan consists of the city of Nakhchivan, the settlement of Əliabad and the villages of Başbaşı, Bulqan, Haciniyyət, Qaraçuq, Qaraxanbəyli, Tumbul, Qarağalıq, and Daşduz. It is spread over the foothills of Zangezur Mountains, on the right bank of the Nakhchivan River at an altitude of almost .

Since June 9, 2009, by the decree of the President of the Azerbaijan Republic, the Bulqan, Garachug, Garakhanbeyli, Tumbul and Haciniyyət villages of the Babek Rayon are included in the scope of the administrative territorial unit of the Nakhchivan city.

Nakhchivan or Nakhichivan may refer to:

• Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, an exclave of Azerbaijan
• Nakhchivan (city), capital city of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, Azerbaijan
• Nakhchivan International Airport in Nakhchivan, Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, Azerbaijan
• Nakhichevan Khanate (1747–1828)
• Nakhichevansky Uyezd, Russian Empire (1849–1920)
• Nakhichevan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, ASSR of the Soviet Union (1921–1990)
• Babek District in the ASSR, renamed in 1991
• Nakhichevan field, oil and gas field
• Nakhichevan-on-Don, Armenian settlement of Nor Nakchivan