Mount Kichik Kirs
| Kichik Kirs | |
|---|---|
Kichik Kirs Location of the mountain Kichik Kirs Kichik Kirs (Azerbaijan) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,346[1] m (7,697 ft) |
| Coordinates | 39°40′29″N 46°43′39″E / 39.67472°N 46.72750°E |
| Naming | |
| Native name | Kiçik Kirs dağı (Azerbaijani) |
| Geography | |
| Country | Azerbaijan |
Mount Kichik Kirs (Azerbaijani: Kichik Kirs dağı — Mount Little Kirs) is one of the highest peaks in the Karabakh Range of the Lesser Caucasus[2] in the south-east of the Shusha District[3] of Azerbaijan at an altitude of 1,800 metres[3] or 2,346 metres.[2] The map displayed on the "Virtual Qarabağ" website shows the height of Kichik Kirs as 2346 metres.[1]
Toponymy
It is named so because Mount Kichik Kirs is lower in height than Mount Boyuk Kirs (2,725 m) located in this area.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Şuşa". www.virtualkarabakh.az. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
- ^ a b Nasirli, Toghrul; Nakhiyev, Alakhber. "Şuşanın dağları: tədqiqatçı sorağında". science.gov.az (in Azerbaijani).
- ^ a b c Rübabə Əliyeva (2007). AZƏRBAYCAN TOPONİMLƏRİNİN ENSİKLOPEDİK LÜĞƏTİ (in Azerbaijani). Vol. BİRİNCİ CİLD. Compliers: Rübabə Əliyeva, Qara Məşədiyev, Etibar İnanc, Tünzalə Baxşıyeva, Şəms Qocayeva. Reviewers: İsmayıl Məmmədov, Fikrət Xalıqov. BAKI: ŞƏRQ-QƏRB. p. 279. ISBN 978-9952-34-155-3.