Şurud

Şurud (anglicized as Shurud), also Shorot (Armenian: Շոռոթ)[1] or Shurut (Armenian: Շուրութ)[2] is a village and municipality in the Julfa District of Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan. It is located 23 km to the north of the district center, on the slope of the Zangezur mountain range.

Şurud
Municipality
Şurud is located in Azerbaijan
Şurud
Şurud
Coordinates: 39°09′05″N 45°47′42″E
Country Azerbaijan
Autonomous republicNakhchivan
DistrictJulfa
Population
 (2005)
 • Total180
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)
St. Hakob-Hayrapet Church

It has a population of 180, primarily occupied in farming and animal husbandry. There are a secondary school, a club, a library, a communication center, and a medical center in the village.[3]

History

Shurut was a small Armenian-populated town during the late medieval period, with churches, schools, monasteries, scriptoriums, and a population of several tens of thousands. It is first mentioned in historical sources from the 13th century.[4]

Monuments
  • St. Hakob-Hayrapet Church was a 12th-century Armenian church located in the center of the village and was destroyed at some point between 1997 and 2006.[5]
  • St. Astvatsatsin Monastery or Kusakan Monastery was an Armenian monastery located 1 km north of the village and was razed to ground at some point between 1997 and 2006.[6]
  • St. Gr. Lusavorich Monastery was an Armenian monastery located 1.5–2 km northeast of the village and was destroyed at some point between 1997 and 2006.[7]
  • St. Stepanos Monastery was a 9-10th century Armenian monastery located near the village and destroyed at some point between 1997 and 2006.[8]
  • Main Cemetery of Shurud was an Armenian cemetery consisting of 500-510 tombstones and was located in the northern part of the village.[9] The cemetery was destroyed at some point between 1997 and June 15, 2006.[9]

Notable people

See also

References
  1. Ayvazyan, Argam. "Նախիջևանի ԻՍՍՀ հայկական հուշարձանները". Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  2. "RAA: Publications". RAA Armenia. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  3. ANAS, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (2005). Nakhchivan Encyclopedia. Vol. II. Baku: ANAS. p. 319. ISBN 5-8066-1468-9.
  4. Ayvazyan, Argam (1995). Նախիջևան. բնաշխարհիկ պատկերազարդ հանրագիտակ [Nakhijevan: patkerazard bnashkharhik hanragitak]. Yerevan, Armenia: «Հուշարձան» ["Hushardzan"]. p. 121. ISBN 5-8079-0911-9. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  5. Khatchadourian, Lori; Smith, Adam T.; Ghulyan, Husik; Lindsay, Ian (2022). Silent Erasure: A Satellite Investigation of the Destruction of Armenian Heritage in Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan. Cornell Institute of Archaeology and Material Studies: Ithaca, NY. pp. 246–249. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 September 2022.
  6. Khatchadourian, Lori; Smith, Adam T.; Ghulyan, Husik; Lindsay, Ian (2022). Silent Erasure: A Satellite Investigation of the Destruction of Armenian Heritage in Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan. Cornell Institute of Archaeology and Material Studies: Ithaca, NY. pp. 254–257. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 September 2022.
  7. Khatchadourian, Lori; Smith, Adam T.; Ghulyan, Husik; Lindsay, Ian (2022). Silent Erasure: A Satellite Investigation of the Destruction of Armenian Heritage in Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan. Cornell Institute of Archaeology and Material Studies: Ithaca, NY. pp. 260–263. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 September 2022.
  8. Khatchadourian, Lori; Smith, Adam T.; Ghulyan, Husik; Lindsay, Ian (2022). Silent Erasure: A Satellite Investigation of the Destruction of Armenian Heritage in Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan. Cornell Institute of Archaeology and Material Studies: Ithaca, NY. pp. 264–267. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 September 2022.
  9. Khatchadourian, Lori; Smith, Adam T.; Ghulyan, Husik; Lindsay, Ian (2022). Silent Erasure: A Satellite Investigation of the Destruction of Armenian Heritage in Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan. Cornell Institute of Archaeology and Material Studies: Ithaca, NY. pp. 250–253. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 September 2022.


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