Ujar District ( az, Ucar rayonu) is one of the 66
districts
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of
Azerbaijan
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. It is located in the centre of the country and belongs to the
Central Aran Economic Region
Central Aran Economic Region ( az, Mərkəzi Aran iqtisadi rayonu) is one of the 14 economic regions of Azerbaijan. It borders the economic regions of Shaki-Zagatala, Mountainous Shirvan, Shirvan-Salyan, Mil-Mughan, Karabakh, and Ganja-Dashka ...
. The district borders the districts of
Agdash,
Goychay,
Kurdamir
Kurdamir ( az, Kürdəmir) is a city and the capital of the Kurdamir District of Azerbaijan. It is located in Aran Economic Region.
Geography
The district shares borders with Agsu, Goychay, Ujar, Imishli, Sabirabad, Hajigabul and Zardab ra ...
, and
Zardab. Its capital and largest city is
Ujar. As of 2020, the district had a population of 89,500.
History
The name Ucar derives from the
Turkic word "Ucqar" meaning "remote", as Ucar was remote from the
Shirvanshah
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capital at
Baku
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, and on the frontier of the
Shirvan state.
Before, the territory of the Ujar region was part of the Shirvan Beylerbey, later Shamakhi khanate. On April 10, 1840, according to the administrative reform, it was the part of Caspian Province, and in 1846, joined the Shamakhi Governorate. After the
Shamakhi earthquake in 1859, the centre of the Governorate moved to Baku.
In December 1867, Goychay Uyezd was established in the territory of Baku province. At that time, the district was part of the Goychay Uyezd. In 1930, the Uyezd was abolished and the district was transferred to the administrative unit. Thus, the Ujar District was created on 24 January 1939 as an independent administrative unit from part of Goychay region.
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Supreme Court of Azerbaijan, in Russian, last accessed 12 November 2010 The territory of the region was changed in 1963. Thus,
Zardab district
Zardab District ( az, Zərdab rayonu) is one of the 66 districts of Azerbaijan. It is located in the centre of the country and belongs to the Central Aran Economic Region. The district borders the districts of Agdash, Ujar, Kurdamir, Imishli, ...
was abolished in 1963 with its territory joined to the Ujar district. In 1965, the Zardab district was separated from Ucar when it was restored as an independent region.
Population
, Ujar District had an estimated population of 77,900 people, of which 22% were urban dwellers and 78% rural. The population is 99.7%
Azerbaijanis
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. According to the report of Statistical Committee of Republic, the total number of population in 2010 was 71.9 thousand people. By 2018, increased by 15,800 and reached 87.7.
Rivers and water resources
Main rivers are Goychay and Turyan (Garasu) rivers. Tikanlichay, one of the main rivers, starts from the south-western slope of the Bazarduzu mountain. The river has 10 branches. The Goychay River starts from the Lahij mountain system - the western slope of Kovdag (1980 m).
Administration
There are 32 villages and 1 city in Ucar. The largest communities are
Qazyan,
Müsüslü and
Qarabörk.
Chief executives
* Gyulyushov, Nariman oglu Ibish - from 1994(?) to 29 March 2005
* Gafurov, Arzu Telman oglu - from 29 March 2005 to 5 April 2010
* Mamedov, Yashar oglu Qahraman - since 5 April 2010
[, archived at]
* Mamedov, Mansur Hamza oglu - since 27 January 2015
Administration
Ujar District is divided into 29 villages and 1 city.
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Ujar City
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Məlikballı
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Qazıqumlaq
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Ramal
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Qaradağlı
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Alpout
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Qazyan
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Lək
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Boyat
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Xələc
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Yuxarı Şilyan
Yuxarı Şilyan (also, Yukhary-Shil’yan and Yukh-Shil’yan) is a village and municipality in the Ujar Rayon of Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan (, ; az, Azərbaycan ), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, , also sometimes officially called the Az ...
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Müsüslü
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Qaracallı
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Bərgüşad
Bərgüşad () is a village and municipality in the Ujar District of Azerbaijan. It has a population of 5,803.
Notable natives
* Habibi (poet)
Habibi ( az, Həbibi; ; 1470 – 1519 or 1520) was a late 15th and early 16th century Azer ...
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Yuxarı Çiyni
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Qüləbənd
Qüləbənd (also, Quləbənd, Gyuleband and Kulabend) is a village and municipality in the Ujar Rayon of Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan (, ; az, Azərbaycan ), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, , also sometimes officially called the Azerbaijan ...
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Qarabörk
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Rəstəcə
References
{{Authority control
Districts of Azerbaijan
1939 establishments in Azerbaijan