Gobustan ( az, Qobustan) is a town and municipality in and the administrative center of the
Gobustan District
Gobustan District ( az, Qobustan 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 Shamakhi, Khizi, Abshero ...
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 t ...
. It has a population of 3,945.
In 2009, the town renamed from ''Maraza'' to Gobustan. The city is home to
Diri Baba Mausoleum
The Diri Baba Mausoleum ( az, Diri Baba məqbərəsi) – is a mausoleum of Sheikh Diri Baba, located in Qobustan (town) of Gobustan Rayon of Azerbaijan.
Architecture
The mausoleum was described in diaries of K. de Bryuin and A.Oleariy, and also ...
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Ganja, Azerbaijan
Ganja (; az, Gəncə ) is Azerbaijan's third largest city, with a population of around 335,600.Azərbaycan Respublikası. — 2. Azərbaycan Respublikasının iqtisadi və inzibati rayonları. — 2.4. Azərbaycan Respublikasının iqtisadi və ...
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Sumqayit
Sumgait (; az, Sumqayıt, ) is a city in Azerbaijan, located near the Caspian Sea, on the Absheron Peninsula, about away from the capital Baku. The city has a population of around 345,300, making it the second largest city in Azerbaijan after Bak ...
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Nakhchivan
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Populated places in Gobustan District
Baku Governorate
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