Ordubad District

district of Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic in Azerbaijan

Ordubad District (Azerbaijani: Ordubad rayonu) is a raion of Azerbaijan. It is in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic. Ordubad is the capital city and the second largest town in Nakhchivan. In addition Ordubad Raion includes 47 villages and settlements.

Ordubad District
Map of Azerbaijan showing Ordubad District
Map of Azerbaijan showing Ordubad District
Coordinates: 38°54′N 46°02′E / 38.900°N 46.033°E / 38.900; 46.033
CountryAzerbaijan
CapitalOrdubad
Area
 • Total970 km2 (370 sq mi)
Population
 (1999)
 • Total40,600
 • Density42/km2 (110/sq mi)
Postal code
AZ6900
Telephone code0136

The historic name is Goghtan. This is a Turkic way of saying the Armenian word Vortvat. This means "the wormy place". The banks of the Araxes river has many worms. These worms were used to make inks for printing.