Goshadiza | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Azerbaijan |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Azerbaijan |
Subdivision Type1: | Autonomous republic |
Subdivision Name1: | Nakhchivan |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Ordubad |
Population As Of: | 2005 |
Population Total: | 469 |
Timezone: | AZT |
Utc Offset: | +4 |
Coordinates: | 38.9536°N 45.8344°W |
Official Name: | Azerbaijani: Qoşadizə |
Qoşadizə (also, Goshadiza, Qoşa Dizə, Goshadize, and Gasha-diza) is a village and municipality in the Ordubad District of Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, Azerbaijan. It is located 22 km in the north from the district center, on the right bank of the Gilanchay river. Its population is busy with gardening, vegetable-growing, and animal husbandry. There are secondary school, club, library, and a medical center in the village. It has a population of 469.[1]
According to researches, the name of the village made out from the Turkic word of qoşa (double, pair, twin) and Persian word of dizə (castle, village, fortification, fence, fortified city) means "double fortress".[2]