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Sharur District

Sharur is a district of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan, in the fertile plain of the Aras River near the borders with Turkey, Iran and Armenia. In 1501 Ismail I defeated the Aq Qoyunlu at the Battle of Sharur, a step towards founding the Safavid state. After 1918 the district was disputed between Armenia and local Muslim governments such as the Republic of Aras.

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Republic of Aras

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Sharur District. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/sharur-district
MLA: “Sharur District.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/sharur-district. Accessed .
Chicago: The Epoch Institute. “Sharur District.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/sharur-district.
Harvard: The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Sharur District’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/sharur-district (Accessed: ).

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