Qubadli ( az, Qubadlı, ) is a city in

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 ...

and the administrative centre of the

Qubadli District Qubadli District ( az, Qubadlı rayonu) is one of the 66 districts of Azerbaijan. It is located in the south-west of the country and belongs to the East Zangezur Economic Region. The district borders the districts of Lachin, Khojavend, Jabrayil, ...

. It is situated along the Vorotan (Bargushad) river.

History

Qubadli was part of the Zangezur uezd of the

Elizavetpol Governorate The Elizavetpol Governorate, also known after 1918 as the Ganja Governorate, was a province ('' guberniya'') of the Caucasus Viceroyalty of the Russian Empire, with its capital in Yelisavetpol (present-day Ganja). The area of the governorate st ...

during the

Russian Empire The Russian Empire was an empire and the final period of the List of Russian monarchs, Russian monarchy from 1721 to 1917, ruling across large parts of Eurasia. It succeeded the Tsardom of Russia following the Treaty of Nystad, which ended th ...

. According to 1886 census data, there were 70 homes and 326

Azerbaijanis Azerbaijanis (; az, Azərbaycanlılar, ), Azeris ( az, Azərilər, ), or Azerbaijani Turks ( az, Azərbaycan Türkləri, ) are a Turkic peoples, Turkic people living mainly in Azerbaijan (Iran), northwestern Iran and the Azerbaijan, Republi ...

(classified as "Tatars" in the census) of the

Shiite Shīʿa Islam or Shīʿīsm is the second-largest branch of Islam. It holds that the Islamic prophet Muhammad designated ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib as his successor (''khalīfa'') and the Imam (spiritual and political leader) after him, most ...

branch of Islam in Qubadli. According to the 1912 publication of the ''Caucasian Calendar'', the village of Qubadli was home to 672 people, the majority of whom were Azerbaijanis (classified as "Tatars" in the census). During the Soviet era, Qubadli was first a part of Azerbaijan SSR's

Zangilan District Zangilan District ( az, Zəngilan rayonu) is one of the 66 districts of Azerbaijan. It is located in the south-west of the country and belongs to the East Zangezur Economic Region. The district borders the districts of Qubadli, Jabrayil, the Syu ...

, then the administrative centre of the Qubadli District, and from 1923 to 1930, it was also briefly a part of its

Kurdistansky Uyezd Kurdistan uezd,, ku, Кӧрдӧйәзд, Kurduyezd also known colloquially as Red Kurdistan,, ku, Кӧрдьстана Сор, Kurdistana Sor was a Soviet administrative unit that existed for six years from 1923 to 1929 and included the dist ...

. During the early Soviet period in 1933, Qubadli was part of the village council of the same name in the Zangilan District. There were 88 farms in the village and a total population of 346 people. The population of the village council, which included the villages of Gödəklər, Mahmudlu, and Qayalı, was 97.1 percent Azerbaijani. Qubadli was granted

urban-type settlement Urban-type settlementrussian: посёлок городско́го ти́па, translit=posyolok gorodskogo tipa, abbreviated: russian: п.г.т., translit=p.g.t.; ua, селище міського типу, translit=selyshche mis'koho typu, ab ...

status in 1962 and city status on 24 July 1990. It housed an

asphalt plant An asphalt plant is a plant used for the manufacture of asphalt, macadam and other forms of coated roadstone, sometimes collectively known as blacktop or asphalt concrete. The manufacture of coated roadstone demands the combination of a numbe ...

, a poultry factory, a stone quarry, three schools, two public libraries, a

cultural centre A cultural center or cultural centre is an organization, building or complex that promotes culture and arts. Cultural centers can be neighborhood community arts organizations, private facilities, government-sponsored, or activist-run. Asia * Ce ...

, a movie theatre, and a hospital. The city had a population of 5,508 people according to the Soviet Census of 1989. During the First Nagorno-Karabakh War on 31 August 1993, Armenian forces occupied the village, forcing the Azerbaijani population to flee. It was later incorporated into the breakaway

Republic of Artsakh Artsakh, officially the Republic of Artsakh () or the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (),, is a breakaway state in the South Caucasus whose territory is internationally recognised as part of Azerbaijan. Artsakh controls a part of the former ...

as part of its

Kashatagh Province Kashatagh Province ( hy, Քաշաթաղի շրջան) was a province of the Republic of Artsakh. It was the largest province by area (3,376.60 km2). The population as of 2013 was 9,656. Its capital was Berdzor. Territorial entities Kashata ...

, where it was known as ''Kashunik'' ( hy, Քաշունիք), ''Sanasar'' (), and ''Vorotan'' (). Azerbaijan recaptured the city on 25 October 2020, during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War.

Demographics

Notable natives

Chingiz Ildyrym Chingiz Ildyrym oglu Sultanov ( az, Çingiz İldırım oğlu Sultanov) (10 July 1890 – 27 July 1937) better known as Chingiz Ildyrym, was an Azerbaijani Bolshevik revolutionary, innovator and the first People's Commissar for Military and Naval ...

— People's Commissar for Military and Naval Affairs of the Azerbaijan SSR (1920). * Vasili Aliyev — National Hero of Azerbaijan *

Niyamaddin Pashayev Niyamaddin Pashayev ( az, Niyaməddin Paşayev, born May 1, 1980, in Qubadlı, Azerbaijani SSR Azerbaijan ( az, Азәрбајҹан, Azərbaycan, italics=no), officially the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic (Azerbaijan SSR; az, Азәр� ...

— Taekwando, World and European Champion *

Heydar Mammadaliyev Geidar Mamedaliyev (russian: Гейдар Нураддинович Мамедалиев) or Heydar Nuraddin oglu Mammadaliyev ( az, Heydər Nürəddin oğlu Məmmədəliyev) (born April 2, 1974, in Qubadlı, Azerbaijani SSR) is a Russian ...

— Wrestling, World Champion,

2004 Olympic The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

silver medalist *

Shukur Hamidov Shukur Nariman oğlu Hamidov ( az, Şükür Həmidov) (1 April 1975 – 22 October 2020) was an Azerbaijani officer, national hero and colonel of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan. He was son to Nariman and Shargiya Hamidov. He was an enlisted memb ...

— National Hero of Azerbaijan * Aliyar Aliyev — National Hero of Azerbaijan *

Mais Barkhudarov Mais Barkhudarov ( az, Mais Bərxudarov) is an Azerbaijani officer, lieutenant general of Armed Forces of Azerbaijan, who was a participant of 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh clashes and 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war. He is the current commander of the 2nd A ...

—

i officer,

major general Major general (abbreviated MG, maj. gen. and similar) is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. The disappearance of the "sergeant" in the title explains the apparent confusion of a ...

of Armed Forces of Azerbaijan

Gallery

Qubadli sign in Qubadli, Azerbaijan.jpg, Sign at the entrance of the city File:Sanasar (Kubatli), Building, 2014.05.09 - panoramio.jpg, Ruined building in Qubadli Qubadli city 7.jpg, Aerial view of Qubadli Ruined home in the city of Qubadli.jpg Ruined home in the city of Qubadli 1.jpg Vorotan, Qubadli.jpg, Ruins of Qubadli Ruined homes near Qubadli.jpg, Ruined homes in Qubadli

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Qubadli Populated places in Qubadli District