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|subdivision_name1      = [[Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic|Nakhchivan]]
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|subdivision_name2      = [[Sharur District|Sharur]]
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'''Havuş''' (formerly known as '''Havus'''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Naxçıvan Muxtar Respublikası şəhər və rayonlarının inzibati ərazi bölgüsündə qismən dəyişikliklər edilməsi haqqında|url=http://www.meclis.gov.az/?/az/legislation/view/580|website=Azərbaycan Respublikasının Milli Məclisi}}</ref>) is a village and municipality in the [[Sharur District]] of the [[Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic]] enclave in [[Azerbaijan]]. It is located 35&nbsp;kilometers west of the district center on the slope of the Daralayaz ridge, which forms the
[[Armenia–Azerbaijan border|border]] with [[Armenia]]. Havuş is about 2,000 meters above sea level. There is a secondary school, club, and a medical centre in the village. As of 2005,<ref name=Map>{{Cite web|title=Map - Havus (Havuş) - MAP[N]ALL.COM|url=http://www.mapnall.com/en/Map-Havus_1605039.html|access-date=2020-12-09|website=www.mapnall.com}}</ref> Havuş had a population of 114.<ref name="Map"/> The settlement of''Tamaşalı'' and a cemetery dating back to the [[Middle Ages]] are located within its territory.<ref name="ANAS">{{cite book| last=ANAS| first=Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences| title= Nakhchivan Encyclopedia| publisher= ANAS| location=Baku| year=2005| volume=I| page=225| isbn=5-8066-1468-9}}</ref>
==Etymology==
According to some researchers,{{who|date=December 2020}} ''havuş'' is a distorted form of the word ''ağuş''. In [[Persian language|Persian]], the word ''ağuş'' means "embrace with open arms." The village derives its name from its location, since it is situated at the foot of Mount Avuş. There is also a spring of the same name located nearby.<ref name="Volume I p. 304">''Encyclopedic dictionary of Azerbaijan toponyms''. In two volumes. Volume I. p. 304. Baku: "East-West". 2007. {{ISBN|978-9952-34-155-3}}.</ref>
'''Avuş Spring''' - According to information from local people, the name of the spring is from the word ''ovuc'' (the handful). It is called this due to the shape of the spring being similar to the handful. In some [[Turkic languages]], ''avuş/avuj'' means "vaccine, alum". This shows the existence of alum salts in the content of the spring water.<ref name="Volume I p. 304"/>
==History==
According to official information dated on January 1, 1914, mostly ethnic Tatars ([[Tatars in Azerbaijan]]), consisting of a total of 346 people in both sexes lived in the Havuş ({{langx|ru|Авуши}}) village of  Sharur-Daralayaz uyezd of [[Erivan Governorate]].<ref name="стр. 82">{{Cite book |url=https://www.prlib.ru/item/417320 |title=Кавказский календарь на 1915 год |publisher=Tipografiya kantselyarii Ye.I.V. na Kavkaze, kazenny dom |year=1915 |edition=70th |location= |publication-place=Tiflis |pages=82 |language=Russian |trans-title=Caucasian calendar for 1915 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211104234033/https://www.prlib.ru/item/417320 |archive-date=4 November 2021}}</ref>
In May 1992, a part of the population of the village was mandated to move to the other villages due to armed aggression by [[Armenia]].<ref name="ANAS"/>
==Historical and archaeological monuments==
===Havuş Maiden's Tower===
Havuş Maiden's Tower is the monument on the steep rocks east of the village in the Sharur region. The inside of the rock consists of the ending of the shaped crown. It is also called the "Maiden House" and "Maiden Tower". It is commonly said that the monument was built in the [[Middle Ages]].<ref name="ANAS"/>
===Havuş Necropolis===
Havuş Necropolis is an ancient cemetery on the mountain slope near Havuş village. As a result of exploration, researchers collected samples of material culture, especially pottery fragments. According to the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, the ''Havuş Necropolis'' dates from between the 2nd and 4th century CE.<ref name="ANAS"/>
===Havush Sanctuary===
Havush Sanctuary is a cave among the steep rocks northeast of the village. Its depth is more than 15 meters and it is 3 to 4 meters wide. The entrance was carved in the shape of a crown. There are images of several fighters holding spears, which were engraved with a method of scratching and digging at the inside of the cave. After an area of 1х1 m was cleaned out, human skeletons were found at a depth of 40&nbsp;cm, and a sharp, black arm fracture was found at a depth of 1 m in the cave. The cave is thought to be an ancient human habitation, which later was converted to a sacred place based on the belief in their ancestors and their spirits.<ref name="ANAS"/>
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