Sharur
Coordinates: 39°32′45″N 44°58′20″E / 39.54583°N 44.97222°E / 39.54583; 44.97222
| Şərur | |
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| Coordinates: 39°32′45″N 44°58′20″E / 39.54583°N 44.97222°E / 39.54583; 44.97222 | |
| Country | Azerbaijan |
| Autonomous republic | Nakhchivan |
| Rayon | Sharur |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 6,964 |
| Time zone | AZT (UTC+4) |
| • Summer (DST) | AZT (UTC+5) |
| Area code(s) | +994 892 |
Şərur (also spelt Sharur, formerly Bashnorashen, Norashen(Armenian: Նորաշեն), formerly Iliich and Il'ichëvsk (1966–1990) after Vladimir Ilyich Lenin) is a town and the most populous municipality in and capital of the Sharur Rayon in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan. It has a population of 6,964. It was the administrative center of Sharur-Daralagez uyezd of the Russian empire.
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