Hajikend () also, Adzhakend and Adzhikend is a

town A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an ori ...

in the administrative-territorial unit of Kapaz raion of

Ganja Ganja (, ; ) is one of the oldest and most commonly used synonyms for marijuana. Its usage in English dates to before 1689. Etymology ''Ganja'' is borrowed from Hindi/Urdu ( hi, गांजा, links=no, ur, , links=no, IPA: �aːɲd� ...

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 an area of 107

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s and population of 489.

Location

Hajikend is situated 23 km south of Ganja, on the north-eastern of the Lesser Caucasus mountains, 1000 meters above the sea level. Its area is 107

s. Hajikend is located in the

Kurekchay Kurekchay ( az, Kürəkçay) is one of the tributaries of the Kura River located in northwestern part of Azerbaijan. On 14 May 1805, on the bank of the river (not far from Ganja), the signing of the Kurekchay Treaty took place, which transferred ...

river basin of Murov mountains.

Overview

Park in Hajikend The predecessors and successors

Hajikend has been a major resort zone for residents of

and surrounding areas over years. There are 4 historic monuments dates back to the 19th century in Hajikend:

Governor A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political ...

’s house, Governor’s office, house of Forer brothers and Russian Orthodox Church. The building of Russian Orthodox Church has been restored and put in to use as a library in 2018. This building was built in 1893 and used to serve to Russian officials who came Hajikend to rest. The library of Hajikend has been functioning since 1956. It has a collection of 14368 books in Azerbaijan, as well as in other languages. The Park named “The predecessors and successors of Nizami Ganjavi” was opened here in June 2018. There are a total of 17 monuments of prominent historical figures lived in Ganja, including

Mahsati Ganjavi Mahsati ( fa, مهستی, Māhsatī) was a medieval Persian female poet who was reportedly one of the first poets to compose '' ruba'iyat'' (quatrains) in her native language. Name Various interpretations of her name have been suggested based ...

Mirza Shafi Vazeh Mirza Shafi Vazeh ( az, Mirzə Şəfi Vazeh; ) was an Azerbaijani poet and teacher. Under the pseudonym "Vazeh", which means "expressive, clear", he wrote in both Azerbaijani and Persian, developing the traditions of poetry in both languages ...

, Abul Ula Ganjavi, Givami Ganjavi, Usta Bender, Sheykh Zaman, Dokhtari Khatibi Ganjavi, Afrasiab, and Omar Ganji. The sculptor of the statues in the park is Asef Hasanov. “Arfa Hotel” has been building in Hajikend since 2014. In the construction of the hotel, red bricks were used in accordance with the local architectural traditions of Ganja.

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{{Ganja, Azerbaijan Ganja, Azerbaijan

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