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Khazar Raion
The Khazar raion ( az, Xəzər rayonu) is one of the 12 rayonlar in Baku, Azerbaijan. It has a population of 170,400. Name Before being renamed by the decision of the Parliament of Azerbaijan on May 11, 2010, the raion was called Azizbekov (Azerbaijani: Əzizbəyov) after Meshadi Azizbekov. Municipalities The raion contains the municipalities of Binə, , Çilov-Neft Daşları,[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Districts Of 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 and also the largest city in the world located below sea level. Baku lies on the southern shore of the Absheron Peninsula, alongside the Bay of Baku. Baku's urban population was estimated at two million people as of 2009. Baku is the primate city of Azerbaijan—it is the sole metropolis in the country, and about 25% of all inhabitants of the country live in Baku's metropolitan area. Baku is divided into twelve administrative raions and 48 townships. Among these are the townships on the islands of the Baku Archipelago, and the town of Oil Rocks built on stilts in the Caspian Sea, away from Baku. The Inner City of Baku, along with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower, were inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2000. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gürgən-Pirallahı
Gürgən-Pirallahı is a municipality in the Əzizbəyov raion of Baku, Azerbaijan Azerbaijan (, ; az, Azərbaycan ), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, , also sometimes officially called the Azerbaijan Republic is a transcontinental country located at the boundary of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is a part of t .... It has a population of 14,060. The municipality consists of the villages of Gürgən and Pirallahı. References Municipalities of Baku {{Baku-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zirə
Zira ( az, Zirə) is a settlement and municipality in Baku, Azerbaijan. It has a population of 11,053. Sport Azerbaijan Azerbaijan (, ; az, Azərbaycan ), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, , also sometimes officially called the Azerbaijan Republic is a transcontinental country located at the boundary of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is a part of t ...i professional football club Zira based in Zirə. The club competes in the Azerbaijan Premier League. References * Populated places in Baku Baku Governorate {{Baku-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Türkan
Türkan (also, Turkyany, Tyurkend, Tyurkyan, and Tyurkyany) is a settlement and municipality in Baku, Azerbaijan Azerbaijan (, ; az, Azərbaycan ), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, , also sometimes officially called the Azerbaijan Republic is a transcontinental country located at the boundary of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is a part of th .... It has a population of 10,108. It means beautiful in Turkish. References External links *World Gazetteer: Azerbaijan– World-Gazetteer.com Populated places in Baku {{Baku-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Şüvəlan
Şüvəlan is a settlement and municipality in Baku, Azerbaijan. It has a population of 14,992. The population origin comes mostly from a settlement of Qala, Azerbaijan. History According to the old generation, an ancient times people in Qala, used Shuvalan as pasture for the animals. Then later on they moved to Shuvalan because the vegetation potential and due to cold weather in winter times in Qala. Notable natives * Ruhulla Akhundov — First Secretary of the Communist Party of Azerbaijan SSR (1925–1926), People's Commissar of Education of Azerbaijan SSR. * Almas Ildyrym * Ashraf Ashrafzade-Musician See also *Qala, Azerbaijan *Shuvalan FK Shuvalan FK ( az, Şüvəlan Futbol Klubu, ) is an Azerbaijani football club based in Şüvəlan, Baku. The club was renamed four times in its short history becoming Olimpik Baku, Olimpik-Shuvalan Baku, AZAL and Shuvalan. UEFA is still recogniz ... References * Populated places in Baku {{Baku-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Şağan
Şağan (also, Shagan and Shagany) is a settlement and municipality in Baku, Azerbaijan Azerbaijan (, ; az, Azərbaycan ), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, , also sometimes officially called the Azerbaijan Republic is a transcontinental country located at the boundary of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is a part of th .... It has a population of 3,191. References * Populated places in Baku {{Baku-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qala, Azerbaijan
Qala (also, Gala and Kala-Machtagi) is a settlement and municipality in Khazar raion, Baku, Azerbaijan. It has a population of 2,857. Gala State Historical Ethnographic Reserve The Gala State Historical Ethnographic Reserve is a complex of museums in Baku, Azerbaijan. Inside there are three different types of museums: Museum of Archaeology and Ethnography (open-air), Castle Museum (partly open-air), and the Museum of ... is located in Qala. The name of the village of Qala is directly related to the "fortress". At first glance, such a simple explanation of the toponym is based on historical and archaeological facts on the one hand, and folk etymology on the other. Some locals interpret the name of the village as "protected place", in other words, an invincible place, a village. The other part is connected with the literal meaning of the word, ie "fortress". Historical evidence further confirms the second hypothesis. Thus, the fortifications and observation towers built here ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mərdəkan
Mərdəkan (Mardakan) is a settlement and municipality in Khazar raion of Baku, Azerbaijan with a population of 25,232. It's located on the eastern Absheron Peninsula only 30 km away from capital city Baku, bounded by the Caspian Sea to the north, Shuvalan to the east, Qala, Azerbaijan, Qala to the south, and Şağan, Shagan to the west. Mardakan received the status of a settlement in 1936 . In 1933, Shagan village was included in the Mardakan village council, although it was separated in 1945, it was reunited in 1948, and in 1990, Shagan re-separated and received the status of a settlement. Mardakan is known as summer city across the peninsula as many locals tend to visit the settlement during the summertime. It's also popular for its beaches, chill climate and recreational establishments. History Mardakan is one of the oldest villages of the Absheron peninsula. It is named after a tribe called the ''Mards'' who lived in the area during the 1st century AD. Several traces of a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Çilov-Neft Daşları
Çilov-Neft Daşları (also, Cilov-Neft Daşları) is a municipality in the Pirallahy raion of Baku, Azerbaijan. It has a population of 1,797. The municipality consists of an island with the three villages of Çilov and Neft Daşları Neft Daşları ( az, Neft Daşları, russian: Нефтяные Камни, Neftyanye Kamni, also known as the Oil Rocks) is an industrial settlement in Baku, Azerbaijan. The settlement forms part of the municipality of Çilov-Neft Daşları in ..., and Jiloy. References Municipalities of Baku {{Baku-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Administrative Divisions Of Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan is administratively divided into 66 districts () and 11 cities () that are subordinate to the Republic. Out of these, 7 districts and 1 city is located within the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic. The districts are further divided into municipalities (). Additionally, the districts of Azerbaijan are grouped into 14 Economic Regions (). On July 7, 2021, the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev signed Decree "On the new division of economic regions in the Republic of Azerbaijan". Administrative divisions Contiguous Azerbaijan The territory of former Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast presently consists of the districts of Khojavend, Shusha, Khojaly, the eastern portion of Kalbajar and the western portion of Tartar. The Autonomous Oblast was abolished on 26 November 1991, by the Supreme Soviet of the Azerbaijan SSR. Since then, the territory of the autonomous oblast has been administratively split between the aforementioned districts. As a result of the First N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buzovna
Buzovna (also, Busovny, Busowny, Buzouvna, and Buzovny) is a settlement and municipality in Baku, Azerbaijan. It has a population of 26,283. Notable natives * Nuraddin Ibrahimov — National Hero of Azerbaijan. * Sidqi Ruhullah Sidqi (Arabic: صدقي, ''Sidqī''; also spelled Sedki, Sedqi, Sıdkı, or Sıtkı) The dotless i appears in Turkish spellings. Given name * Sitki Akçatepe (1902–1985), Turkish actor * Sıtkı Ferdi İmdat (born 2001), Turkish football playe ... — Azerbaijani Soviet actor, People's Artist of USSR (1949) Photos Image:Buzovna 2393.jpg, "Ali Ayaghi" pir. Image:Buzovna 2394.jpg, "Ali Ayaghi" pir. Image:Бузовна 2396.jpg, "Ali Ayaghi" pir. Image:Friday mosque of Ali ibn Abu Talib, Buzovna, 2010 (3).jpg, Friday mosque of Ali ibn Abu Talib, Buzovna. Image:Friday mosque of Ali ibn Abu Talib, Buzovna, 2010.jpg, Friday mosque of Ali ibn Abu Talib, Buzovna. Image:Friday mosque of Ali ibn Abu Talib, Buzovna, 2010 (2).jpg, Friday mosque of Ali ibn A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Binə, Baku
Binə (also, Bina Staraya and Biny Selo) is a settlement and municipality in Baku, Azerbaijan. It has a population of 26,395. It is the nearest urban area to Baku Airport Heydar Aliyev International Airport ( az, Heydar Aliyev adına Beynəlxalq Hava Limanı) (IATA: GYD, ICAO: UBBB) is one of the seven international airports serving Azerbaijan. Formerly, it was called Bina International Airport after a suburb of ... and was once home to one of the biggest markets in the country till that was moved to a location at the southernmost edge of Baku, near Lökbatan. The new market retains the name Binə Bazaar despite its lost geographical relevance. References * Populated places in Baku {{Baku-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
