Bist, Ordubad | village

Azerbaijan / Ordubad / Paraqacay /
Bist is a village and municipality in the Ordubad Rayon of Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan. It is located in the near of the Ordubad-Nurgut highway, in the north-west from the district center. Its population is busy with gardening, beekeeping and animal husbandry. There are secondary school, club, library and a medical center in the village. It has a population of 483.
Historically part of the Goghtn Region of Armenia, the settlement had several Armenian churches. In the village was the Surp Astvatsatsin church - a basilica plan church with a porch, In the countryside nearby was the Surp Nishan monastery.
Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bist,_Ordubad
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Coordinates:   39°8'55"N   45°52'57"E
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