Mücü (also, Myudzhyu) is a village and municipality in the

Ismailli Ismayilli ( az, İsmayıllı) is a city and the capital of the Ismayilli District of Azerbaijan. It has a population of 28,776 in 2021 History The territory of the district was part of the Albania state, which was formed in the late 4th cent ...

Rayon of

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 ...

. It has a population of 229. The working population is mostly engaged in agriculture. The city is supplied with electricity. The region of the village is located in the "Bado-Basgal" tourism region. The tourism route going through the "Khan" , "Fit daghi" and "Haram towers" passes close to the village.

History

Although the precise history of the village is not known, it is agreed that the village was founded around the time of Caucasian Albania. Reference to the

Caucasian Albania Caucasian Albania is a modern exonym for a former state located in ancient times in the Caucasus: mostly in what is now Azerbaijan (where both of its capitals were located). The modern endonyms for the area are ''Aghwank'' and ''Aluank'', among ...

in the village can be found on the higher areas of he village, where remains of residences of Albanians can be found.

Geography and Climate

The terrain of the village is mountainous. The summers are calm, afternoons hot and nights cold. The winters are very cold.

Population

According to the population census in 1999, the population of the village was 299. In 2009 the population fell to 249 people. In 1919 230 people were murdered by Armenian militia. The population right now is 241 people, of which 113 are men, and 128 are women.

Education

There is only one educational institution in the village. It is the No 1 village secondary school.

Historical monuments

Even though there are no monuments of national importance in the village, there are many historical sights located there. Caucasian Albanian monuments, an ancient Jewish cemetery belonging to Mountain Jews and the remains of a summer residence of the Khan of

Shamakhy Khanate Shamakhy khanate was a feudal state on the modern territory of Azerbaijan in the 18th century. Diarchy existed in Shamakhy khanate. Part of the khanate was governed by Mahammad Hasan khan, other parts was governed by Mahammad Said and Agasi brothers ...

Mustapha Khan are some of important monuments in the village.

References

* Populated places in Ismayilli District {{Ismailli-geo-stub