Map of Azerbaijan, showing Naxçıvan to the bottom-left
Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic (or Naxçıvan Muxtar Respublikası) is an exclave of Azerbaijan. The area of 5,500 km² borders Armenia (221 km), Turkey (9 km) and Iran (179 km).
The truth is that Naxcivan, just as Karabakh, is historically part of Azerbaijan, was part of the ancient states of Mannae and Medes (c.
After Soviets gained power of Azerbaijan in April 1920, which led to the demise of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (ADR) of 1918-1920, the foundation stone for the legal status of Naxcivan was laid by the Moscow Treaty on March 16, 1921 and its successor, the Kars Treaty on October 13, 1921.
Naxcivan used to be "connected" to the rest of Azerbaijan by the Zangezur region, which was awarded to Armenia in December 1920.
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