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Sabirabad (Petropavlovka)
Sabirabad may refer to: * Sabirabad Rayon, Azerbaijan * Sabirabad (city) Sabirabad (also, Galagayin, Petropavlovka, and Petropavlovskoye) is a city in and the capital of the Sabirabad District of Azerbaijan. The city was renamed in honor of the poet Mirza Alakbar Sabir. Sabirabad is the administrative center of Sabir ..., capital of Sabirabad Rayon * Sabirabad, Jalilabad, Azerbaijan {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sabirabad Rayon
Sabirabad District ( az, Sabirabad rayonu) is one of the 66 districts of Azerbaijan. It is located in the centre of the country and belongs to the Mil-Mughan Economic Region. The district borders the districts of Saatly, Imishli, Kurdamir, Hajigabul, Salyan, Bilasuvar, and the city of Shirvan. Its capital and largest city is Sabirabad. As of 2020, the district had a population of 178,800. History The area of Sabirabad is rich with ancient monuments and settlements. As a result of the excavation in the district, ancient necropolis as well as settlements which belong to V-I, V-II, and I B.C were found in Surra, Javad, Abdulyan, Garatepe, Guruzma, Garagashil, Bulagli, Zangana and Galagayin. Materials that were found in the “Shahargah” place of the village show that the ancient findings belong to the 11th-12th centuries. Historically, some nations attacked Mughan lands known as “Khaver Zemin”, “Guneshli land”. However, all those pressures were overcome. Since that tim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sabirabad (city)
Sabirabad (also, Galagayin, Petropavlovka, and Petropavlovskoye) is a city in and the capital of the Sabirabad District of Azerbaijan. The city was renamed in honor of the poet Mirza Alakbar Sabir. Sabirabad is the administrative center of Sabirabad District of the Republic of Azerbaijan. In 1935, the district received the status of subordinate city. Sabirabad is located on the right bank of the Kura River. In the vicinity of the city called Sugovushan, the Araz River is merged with the Kur River. History According to Gulistan Peace Treaty of 12 October 1813, part of the khanates of Azerbaijan was occupied by the Russians. The Mughan territory was also captured by Russia. As a result of the administrative territorial reforms carried out in Russia, a new territory—Javad Uyezd—was established in 1868. Later, a large group of Ukrainian peasants was settled in Javad, and the settlement was henceforth named Petropavlovka after 1888. Petropavlovka was part of the Javad area ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
