Maragha

Maragha or Shikharkh, formerly known as Leninavan, is a town in the Aghdara District of , in the disputed region of . The town had an ethnic Armenian-majority population in 1989, which had the status of a village at the time.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Village with 100 residents
  • Description: town in the Aghdara District of Azerbaijan
  • Also known as: “Leninavan”, “Maraga”, “Maragha, Azerbaijan”, “Shikharkh”, “Sixarx”, and “Şıxarx”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tǝrtǝr and Hǝsǝnqaya.

Town
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Tartar is a city in and the capital of the of . Its population is approximately 18,200, as of 2008. During the Russian Empire, the city was the administrative center of the Jevanshir Uyezd of the Elisabethpol Governorate. is situated 4 km east of Maragha.

Village
Hasangaya or Haykajur is a village in the Aghdara District of , in the disputed region of . is situated 4 km west of Maragha.

Village
Chayly or Aygestan is a village in the Aghdara District of , in the disputed region of . Prior to 2023, the village was on the ceasefire line between the armed forces of the breakaway state Republic of Artsakh and those of Azerbaijan. is situated 5 km west of Maragha.

Maragha

Latitude
40.33231° or 40° 19′ 56″ north
Longitude
46.8888° or 46° 53′ 20″ east
Population
100
Elevation
317 metres (1,040 feet)
Open location code
8HG88VJQ+WG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5006910691
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
828645
Wiki­data ID
Q2660772
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Western Armenian—“Maragha” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Leninavan”
  • Armenian: “Լենինավան”
  • Armenian: “Մարաղա”
  • Azerbaijani: “Marquşevan”
  • Azerbaijani: “Şıxarx”
  • Belarusian: “Марага”
  • Belarusian: “Шыхарх”
  • Cebuano: “Şıxarx”
  • Chechen: “Шихарх”
  • Chinese: “希哈克”
  • Chinese: “馬拉迦”
  • Corsican: “Maraga”
  • Dutch: “Maraga”
  • Dutch: “Şıxarx”
  • French: “Maragha”
  • German: “Şıxarx”
  • Hausa: “Maraga”
  • Irish: “Shikharkh”
  • Italian: “Maraga”
  • Italian: “Şıxarx”
  • Japanese: “シハルク”
  • Japanese: “シュハルフ”
  • Japanese: “マラガ (アゼルバイジャン)”
  • Kalaallisut: “Maraga”
  • Kikuyu: “Maraga”
  • Kinyarwanda: “Maraga”
  • Kongo: “Maraga”
  • Malay: “Maraga, Azerbaijan”
  • Malay: “Maraga”
  • Malay: “Şıxarx”
  • Nyanja: “Maraga”
  • Persian: “ماراقا”
  • Romansh: “Maraga”
  • Russian: “Ленинаван”
  • Russian: “Марага”
  • Russian: “Шихарх”
  • Russian: “Шыхарх”
  • Samoan: “Maraga”
  • Sardinian: “Maraga”
  • Sassarese Sardinian: “Maraga”
  • Swedish: “Şıxarx”
  • Ukrainian: “Ленінаван”
  • Ukrainian: “Шихарх”
  • Uzbek: “Maraga (Ozarbayjon)”
  • Uzbek: “Maraga”
  • Western Armenian: “Մարաղա (գիւղ)”
  • Western Armenian: “Մարաղա”

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