Şahtaxtı

Şahtaxtı
Municipality
Şahtaxtı
Coordinates: 39°22′19″N 45°05′46″E / 39.37194°N 45.09611°E / 39.37194; 45.09611
CountryAzerbaijan
Autonomous republicNakhchivan
DistrictKangarli
Population
(2005)
  Total
3,100
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)

Şahtaxtı is a village and municipality in the Kangarli District of Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan. The village is located in the Sharur plain, 4.5 km south-west from the regional center. Its population engages in farming and animal husbandry.

There are secondary school, kindergarten, cultural house and a medical center in the village. It has a population of 3,100. The medieval monuments of Cinlidere are located in the south-west of the village; in the west, near the Givrag plateau, is the location of Shahbaghy. South of the village lies the city of Poldasht in Iran.