Shabran ( az, Åžabran) is a city in and the capital of the
Shabran District
Shabran District ( az, Åžabran rayonu) is one of the 66 Administrative divisions of Azerbaijan, districts of Azerbaijan. It is located in the north-east of the country and belongs to the Guba-Khachmaz Economic Region. The district borders the dis ...
of
Azerbaijan.
History
Known as Davachi ( az, Dəvəçi) until 2010, Shabran received city status in 1961. The name of Shabran comes from an historic medieval town of the same name that was a port some 15km further north.
Demographics
The officially registered population of Shabran in 2010 was 23,248.
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 numer ...
and
Tats are the largest ethnic groups.
Geography
Culture
Transport
Education
Notable residents
References
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Populated places in Shabran District
Baku Governorate
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