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Şirvan, Azerbaijan
Shirvan () is a city in Azerbaijan, located on the Kura River. It was called ''Zubovka'' until 1938 and ''Alibayramli'' until 2008. From 1938 to 1954, Shirvan possessed the status of a village. It obtained the status of a city of Republican level on January 4, 1963. The territory of the Shirvan is 72.7 km2, and the population is 87,400 according to the 2020 census. Population density is 1226 persons per 1 km2. The city also includes the settlement of Hajigarahmanly and Bairamly. 98.5% of the population are Azerbaijani, while others - Russians, Ukrainians, Tatars, Turks, and other natives. History Shirvan originally was the name of Caucasian Zone (From north of Kura river of modern Azerbaijan areas) from 809 A.D till nowadays. But the city Shirvan originated in the 19th century as the Russian resettlement village Zubovka, named in honor of Valerian Zubov, while it was known locally as Qarachukhar. Throughout history, Şirvan changed its name a few times. In 1796, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shirvan (other)
Shirvan is a historical Iranian region in the eastern Caucasus, now in Azerbaijan. Shirvan or Sirvan or variants may also refer to: Places * Şirvan, Azerbaijan * Şirvan, Shamakhi, Azerbaijan * Sirvan County, Ilam Province, Iran * Shirvan County, North Khorasan Province, Iran ** Shirvan, Iran ** Shirvan District * Shirvan Rural District, Borujerd County, Lorestan Province, Iran ** Shirvan, Lorestan * Sirvan Rural District, Kermanshah Province, Iran * Şirvan District, in Siirt Province * Şirvan, Siirt, seat of Şirvan District, Turkey * Shirvan steppe, part of the Kur-Araz Lowland of Azerbaijan * Lerrnakert, Shirak, formerly Shirvan, Armenia Other uses * Emirate of Şirvan, a Kurdish emirate * Sirvan Khosravi (born 1982), an Iranian singer See also * * * *Shirvani (other) *Sirwan River, Iran/Iraq {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Şirvan Milli Parkı
Shirvan is a historical Iranian region in the eastern Caucasus, now in Azerbaijan. Shirvan or Sirvan or variants may also refer to: Places * Şirvan, Azerbaijan * Şirvan, Shamakhi, Azerbaijan * Sirvan County, Ilam Province, Iran * Shirvan County, North Khorasan Province, Iran ** Shirvan, Iran ** Shirvan District * Shirvan Rural District, Borujerd County, Lorestan Province, Iran ** Shirvan, Lorestan * Sirvan Rural District, Kermanshah Province, Iran * Şirvan District, in Siirt Province * Şirvan, Siirt, seat of Şirvan District, Turkey * Shirvan steppe, part of the Kur-Araz Lowland of Azerbaijan * Lerrnakert, Shirak, formerly Shirvan, Armenia Other uses * Emirate of Şirvan, a Kurdish emirate * Sirvan Khosravi Sirvan Khosravi ( fa, سیروان خسروی; born 26 July 1982) is an Iranian singer, songwriter, and music producer. He has produced music for various artists including Xaniar Khosravi, his younger brother, who is also a singer-song writer. He ... (born 1982 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shirvan State Reserve
Shirvan State Reserve was established on the area of of a part of Bendovan State Game reserve in 1969 for the purpose of protecting and increasing the number of water birds. The area of the reserve was expanded to in 1982. Ecology The reserves is characterized by rich ornithological fauna. Water reserves account for of the area. Rare and valuable birds nest and winter in the swampy areas. The largest part of the reserve was transferred to the Shirvan National Park in 2003, and the area of the reserve currently totals . Fauna and flora Etymology The names of the reserve and national park appear to be derived from the word ''Shīr'' ( fa, , 'Lion'). The Asiatic lion used to occur in the Trans-Caucasus, including this area, before the end of the 10th century. A reason for its extinction here is that it was hunted by hunters, including 'shirvans' or ' shirvanshakhs', who were native to the Trans-Caucasus. See also * Nature of Azerbaijan * National Parks of Azerbaijan * Sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shirvan, Iran
Shirvan ( fa, شيروان, also Romanized as Shīrvān) is a city and capital of Shirvan County, North Khorasan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 162,790, in 70,878 families. Etymology The name of this city branches from the old Persian word, ''Shīr'' ( fa, , 'Lion'). It might be because of the mountain in the south of the city which looks like a big lion at rest. The history of Shirvan is more than 7000 years old, as archaeologists found some graves in Gelian an Khanlogh (Villages of Shirvan) which are related to Achaemenid Empire era. Geographical location Shirvan is located at a latitude of 37 degrees and 40 minutes and a longitude of 57 degrees and 93 minutes with an altitude of 1097 meters above sea level and an area of 3789 square meters. The city of Ashgabat is bounded on the north by the capital of Turkmenistan, on the south by the city of Esfarayen, on the east by the city of Farooj and on the west by Bojnourd. The city of Shirvan is located ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Şirvan, Turkey
Şirvan ( ar, شروان, syr, ܫܝܪܘܢ, Sherwan, ku, Kufra/Şêrvan) is a town and district in Siirt Province in southeastern Turkey. History Şirvan is attested in the 13th century by Yaqut al-Hamawi in ''Mu'jam al-Buldan''. Under the Ottoman Empire, Şirvan was a ''kaza'' (district) of the sanjak of Siirt in the Bitlis Vilayet, and the village of Küfre ("village" in Syriac, today called Şirvan) served as its administrative centre. In late 19th century, the district of Şirvan was largely inhabited by Muslim Kurds but was also home to a number of Christian Assyrians and Armenians, who constituted roughly 20% of the total population of the district. Of the total 200-odd settlements in the district, 28 were Christian, most of which were predominantly inhabited by Syriac Orthodox Assyrians, and some were populated by both Christians and Muslims. As a consequence of the removal of local Kurdish overlords as part of the Ottoman policy of centralisation in the 1830s and 184 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oksana Rasulova
Oksana Rasulova ( az, Oksana Rəsulova; born 19 December 1982) is an Azerbaijani dancer, choreographer and actress. She is an Indian classical dancer, including Bharatanatyam. Early life Rasulova was born in Shabran, Azerbaijani SSR. In her childhood, she moved with her family to Russia, where she started to learn Bharata Natyam. Career In 2001, she created "Chandra Muthi" dance group and started to work as a choreographer. In 2014, she was featured and won Zee TV's India's Best Cinestars Ki Khoj, a talent show for aspiring actors. She was often compared, for her striking resemblance, to the Indian actress Preity Zinta. And also won it along with Syed Mamoon in season 3. In the same year, she was awarded "Goddess of dance" statuette prize by Indian Embassy in Azerbaijan. Personal life She speaks fluent Hindi, along with her native Azerbaijani Azerbaijani may refer to: * Something of, or related to Azerbaijan * Azerbaijanis * Azerbaijani language See also * Azerbai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samadagha Shikhlarov
Samadagha Shikhlarov ( az, Səmədağa Məhəmməd oğlu Şıxlarov; 5 September 1955 – 1 June 2021) was an Azerbaijani professional footballer who played as forward for Neftchi Baku PFC, Khazar, OIK Kiev, Chiraqqala Siyazan. Shikhlarov was well known for his heading ability, remembered for his two goals against Spartak Moscow in 1982. He played for the Neftchi Baku up to 152 times, by scoring 21 goals in Soviet Top League and twice for the Soviet Union Olympic national football team. He was appointed Neftchi's scout in March 2009. He moved to Olimpik-Shuvalan PFC Baku after Nazim Suleymanov's arrival at the club. Shikhlarov died in a car crash on Hasan Aliyev Street in Baku Baku (, ; az, Bakı ) is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. Baku is located below sea level, which makes it the lowest lying national capital in the world a ... on 1 June 2021. References External linksPla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farida Mammadova
Farida Jafar gizi Mammadova ( az, Fəridə Cəfər qızı Məmmədova; 8 August 1936 – 8 December 2021) was an Azerbaijani historian who specialized in the history of ancient Caucasian Albania. She was a lecturer at the Western Caspian University and Baku State University and worked for the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences. Career Mammadova authored numerous research papers, articles and books on Azerbaijani ancient and medieval history. She lectured at the Baku State University, Azerbaijan Pedagogical University, and was the head of the Department of Humanities in the Western University in Baku. Farida Mammadova worked at the Institute of History of the National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan. In her research, she is known to be a disciple of the late Azerbaijani historian and the former vice-president of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences Ziya Bunyadov. Mammadova's area of focus was the study of the development of Caucasian Albania, its ethnic composi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meskhetian Turks
Meskhetian Turks, also referred to as Turkish Meskhetians, Ahiska Turks, and Turkish Ahiskans, ( ka, მესხეთის თურქები ''Meskhetis turk'ebi'') are an ethnic subgroup of Turks formerly inhabiting the Meskheti region of Georgia, along the border with Turkey. The Turkish presence in Meskheti began with the Turkish military expedition of 1578,. although Turkic tribes had settled in the region as early as the eleventh and twelfth centuries. Today, the Meskhetian Turks are widely dispersed throughout the former Soviet Union (as well as in Turkey and the United States) due to forced deportations during World War II. At the time, the Soviet Union was preparing to launch a pressure campaign against Turkey and Joseph Stalin wanted to clear the strategic Turkish population in Meskheti who were likely to be hostile to Soviet intentions.. In 1944, the Meskhetian Turks were accused of smuggling, banditry and espionage in collaboration with their kin across th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azerbaijanis
Azerbaijanis (; az, Azərbaycanlılar, ), Azeris ( az, Azərilər, ), or Azerbaijani Turks ( az, Azərbaycan Türkləri, ) are a Turkic people living mainly in northwestern Iran and the Republic of Azerbaijan. They are the second-most numerous ethnic group among the Turkic-speaking peoples after Turkish people and are predominantly Shia Muslims. They comprise the largest ethnic group in the Republic of Azerbaijan and the second-largest ethnic group in neighboring Iran and Georgia. They speak the Azerbaijani language, belonging to the Oghuz branch of the Turkic languages and carry a mixed heritage of Caucasian, "The Albanians in the eastern plain leading down to the Caspian Sea mixed with the Turkish population and eventually became Muslims." "...while the eastern Transcaucasian countryside was home to a very large Turkic-speaking Muslim population. The Russians referred to them as Tartars, but we now consider them Azerbaijanis, a distinct people with their own language and c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
State Statistics Committee (Azerbaijan)
The State Statistics Committee of Azerbaijan Republic ( az, Azərbaycan Respublikası Dövlət Statistika Komitəsi) is a governmental agency within the Cabinet of Azerbaijan in charge of collection, processing and disseminating statistical data on the economy, demographics and other sectors of activity in Azerbaijan Republic. The agency is headed by Arif Valiyev. History The statistics offices were initially created and operated in Shamakhi from 1846 through 1859, in Baku from 1859 and in Ganja from 1867 after their incorporation into Russian governorates. Until 1917, statistical data was given in 20 to 27 tables and contained information on population, labor, job markets, number of factories and plants, agricultural data, prices on commodities, military data, etc. With the establishment of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, the authorities tried to create a centralized office for statistical data collection but succeeded only in establishment of separate statistics offices w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mardan Jamalov
Mardān ( Pashto and ; Urdu ; Pashto: ) is a city in the Mardan District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan. Located in the Valley of Peshawar, Mardan is the second-largest city of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (after Peshawar). It is a fast-growing city that experienced a population boom in the latter half of the twentieth century. Around 1800 BCE, the area around Mardan was part of the homeland of the Gandhara grave culture. Rock edicts of the ancient Indian King Ashoka in the nearby Shahbaz Garhi, written in the right-to-left Kharosthi script, date from the Mauryan period (mid-200s BCE) and represent the earliest irrefutable evidence of writing in South Asia. The nearby Takht-i-Bahi which has remains of an ancient Buddhist monastery was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1980. History Mardan is located in a region rich in archaeological sites. In 1962, the Sanghao Caves were discovered outside of Mardan, which yielded artefacts from the Middle Paleolithic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
