Bananiyar (Aparanner)

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Bananiyar (also, Bənənyar and Bananiyar) or Aparanner (Armenian: Ապարաններ). also Tigranakert (Armenian: Տիգրանակերտ) is a village and municipality in the Julfa Rayon of Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan. It has a population of 6,000.

History
Founded in I century B.C. by Armenian king Tigrannes the Great as one of 7 cities named Tigranakert. Destroyed in II century A.D. In XVII-IXX period - Armenian village Aparanner that in Armenian for "Palaces".
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Coordinates:   39°8'54"N   45°39'12"E
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