Alışar (also, Alyshar, Alishar, and Alisher) is a village and municipality in the Sharur District of Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, Azerbaijan. It is located 5 km southwest of district center, on the bank of the Araz River, on the Sharur plain. Its population is engaged with grain-growing and animal husbandry. The village has a secondary school, a club, a library and a medical center. It has a population of 2,132. National Hero of Azerbaijan Maharram Seyidov was born in this village.
Notable natives
Maharram Seyidov — National Hero of Azerbaijan Seyyad Ezizoglu - Poet
References