Dilman is a village and municipality in the
Agsu Rayon
Agsu District ( az, Ağsu rayonu) is one of the 66 districts of Azerbaijan. It is located in the east of the country and belongs to the Mountainous Shirvan Economic Region. The district borders the districts of Ismayilli, Shamakhi, Kurdamir, and ...
of
Azerbaijan. It has a population of 905. The municipality consists of the villages of Dilman,
Xatman, and
Hacıman.
The village is situated close to
Shamakhy (previous capital of Azerbaijan during the Shirvanshah government). The village of Dilman has faced many conflicts throughout history, including the Persian wars with the
Ottomans
The Ottoman Turks ( tr, Osmanlı Türkleri), were the Turkic founding and sociopolitically the most dominant ethnic group of the Ottoman Empire ( 1299/1302–1922).
Reliable information about the early history of Ottoman Turks remains scarce, ...
and
Russians. The ethnic group of the village has preserved its Turkish roots through a long run of challenges.
The climate of Dilman is mysterious due its location around the Caucasian mountains and forests. Spring is the flower and strawberry season. Summer in Dilman is popular with tourists. Autumn is considered the romantic and hunting season. Winter is characterized by snow-based activities such as skiing and snow-cycling.
People of Dilman mostly work 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 ...
and in Shamakhy. In some areas surrounding Dilman, close to the river, there is a resort area as well as industrial plants for construction and wine producing.
References
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Populated places in Agsu District
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