Cəhri
human settlement in Azerbaijan
Cəhri (Armenian: Ճահուկ, also, Jahri, Jagry, Dzhagry, and Dzhakhri) is a village and municipality in the Babek District of Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan. It is located 23 km in the north from the district center, on the bank of the Jahrichay River, on the foothill area. Its population is busy with grain growing, vegetable-growing and animal husbandry. There are two secondary schools, two kindergartens, five libraries, three mosques, a children's music school, a club and a hospital in the village. It has a population of 8,454. The settlement of the İşıqlar of the Middle Ages has been recorded in north-east of the village of Jahri.
History
The area was inhabited since early centuries, the settlements where located in the territory of the village. The remaining ruins of the settlements of the Ishyqlar, Kandtapa, Uzuntapa, Goshatapa, Garajalar, Ayriarch show the ancient history of the village of the Jahri. During the reign of the Arshakuni dynasty, Jahuk was the central settlement of the 14th province of Syunik province of Greater Armenia. Later, Jahuk came under the rule of Orbelian princes.
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