Kǝrkǝnc
Kərkənc is a village and municipality in the Shamakhi District of Azerbaijan. It has a population of 731. Until 1989 it was predominantly populated by ethnic Armenians.- Type: Locality with 730 residents
- Description: human settlement in Azerbaijan
- Also known as: “Kərkənc”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shamakhi.
Kǝrkǝnc
- Category: human settlement
- Location: Shamakhi District, Azerbaijan, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude
40.58254° or 40° 34′ 57″ north
Longitude
48.56024° or 48° 33′ 37″ east
Population
730
Elevation
760 metres (2,493 feet)
Open location code
8HGCHHM6+23
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Tatar—“Kǝrkǝnc” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Քարքանջ”
- Azerbaijani: “Kərkənc”
- Cebuano: “Kerkench”
- Chechen: “Каьркаьнд”
- Dutch: “Kərkənc”
- Georgian: “ქარქანჯი”
- Irish: “Kərkənc”
- Malay: “Kərkənc”
- Minangkabau: “Kərkənc”
- Persian: “کرکنگ”
- Russian: “Керкендж”
- Russian: “Керкунч”
- South Azerbaijani: “کرکنگ”
- Swedish: “Kärkänc”
- Swedish: “Kerkench”
- Tatar: “Кәркәнг”
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