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Shamkir Hydro Power Plant
The Shamkir Hydro Power Plant is one of Azerbaijan's largest hydroelectricity, hydro power plants having an installed electric capacity of . It is located on Shamkir reservoir in Shamkir Rayon of Azerbaijan, and is owned by Azerenerji. See also * List of power stations in Azerbaijan References External links Hydroelectric power stations in Azerbaijan Hydroelectric power stations built in the Soviet Union {{Hydroelectric-power-plant-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Şəmkir
Shamkir ( az, Şəmkir), known historically as Annenfeld, is a city in and the capital of Shamkir District in western Azerbaijan, located in the northern foothills of the Lesser Caucasus, on the coast of the Chagirchay River on Tbilisi-Yevlakh highway, about from Dallar railway station. It is the eighth largest city in Azerbaijan by population. Etymology One theory is that the name derives from the dialectal Azerbaijani word ''sham'', meaning ''a place covered in green''.Pospelov, pp. 27–28Kotlyakoventry on "Shamkir"/ref> Population As of October 1, 2021, the population of the region was 221372 people. History In antiquity, the territory of the modern Shamkir was part of the province of Utik, a part of the Kingdom of Armenia until 387 AD. Greco-Roman historians from the 2nd century BC to the 4th century AD state that Utik was a province of Armenia, with the Kura River separating Armenia and Caucasian Albania. The historical Shamkur (also known as Shamkhor and Sham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
