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Daşduz

Daşduz
Municipality
Daşduz is located in Azerbaijan
Daşduz
Daşduz
Coordinates: 39°17′31″N 45°19′07″E / 39.29194°N 45.31861°E / 39.29194; 45.31861Coordinates: 39°17′31″N 45°19′07″E / 39.29194°N 45.31861°E / 39.29194; 45.31861
Country  Azerbaijan
Autonomous republic Nakhchivan
Time zone AZT (UTC+4)

Daşduz (also, Dashduz and Dash-duz) is a settlement in the municipality of Nakhchivan in Nakhchivan City, Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, Azerbaijan. It is located 12 km in the south-west from the Nakhchivan city, on the foothill area. There is no permanent population.

The name of the Daşduz settlement made out from the component of the Turkic words of Daş (the rock, stone) and duz (salt) means "the rock-salt". The settlement was so named because the rock-salt mine of Nakhchivan is located in this territory.


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