Xətai, Nakhchivan


Xətai is a municipality and village in the Sharur Rayon of Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan. It is located 14 km away from the district center, on the plain. Its population is busy with farming and animal husbandry. There are secondary school, library and a medical center in the village. It has a population of 376.

Etymology

In the 1930s, the settlement was established near the residence of sovkhoz and named as Sovxoz in the name of the 10th anniversary of Nakhchivan ASSR. In 1991, it was named as Xətai in honor of the greatest Azerbaijani poet and statesman, Shah Ismail Khatai. It is a memorial toponym.