Kangarli District ( az, Kəngərli rayonu) is one of the 7 districts of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic 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 ...

. The district borders the districts of Babek,

Sharur Sharur ( ) is a city in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan. It is the administrative centre of the Sharur District. The city is located 66 km northwest of Nakhchivan city, on the Sharur plain. History In a manuscript of the 16t ...

, Nakhchivan city, as well as the Vayots Dzor Province of

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and the West Azerbaijan Province of

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. Its capital is Givrag, while the largest settlement is Khok. As of 2020, the district had a population of 32,700.

Etymology

''Kangarli'' was the name of a Turkic tribe who founded a regional

Maku Khanate Khanate of Maku was an 18th-20th century khanate based in Maku of the Bayat dynasty. It came into existence after the death of Nader Shah which led to the breakup of the Safavid empire, and gain semi-independence. It rejoined the Persian E ...

that ruled the area. The district is named after the Kangarli tribe.

Overview

Kangarli district was established on March 19, 2004, making it the newest district of Azerbaijan. The village of Givrag is the administrative centre of the district. It was founded in 2004. Givrag is located on the Nakhchivan-Sharur highway, 30 km from the capital (Nakhchivan) and 6 km from the

Araz River , az, Araz, fa, ارس, tr, Aras The Aras (also known as the Araks, Arax, Araxes, or Araz) is a river in the Caucasus. It rises in eastern Turkey and flows along the borders between Turkey and Armenia, between Turkey and the Nakhchivan Auton ...

. The climate, like in the rest of the autonomous republic, is strongly continental; it is very hot in summer and chilling in winter. On the territory of the district runs the

that flows along the border between

and

. The mountainous landscape, climatic conditions and lack of small rivers underlay the features of the indigenous fauna, which is represented largely by semidesert and mountainous species (bushes, herbage and scarce trees). Agriculture is developed in the district with advanced tobacco, cine, grain, vegetable and melon growing.

Historical monuments

Like the rest of Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, there are many ancient monuments, evidencing that the land was inhabited in the earliest times: the Chilkhangala mounds, the Gazma Cave and the ancient settlements of Galadzhig, Govurgala, Damlama, Gulamtepe and Balatepe. There are also newer monuments - the Jami Mosque (18th century) in the village of Khok, a mosque of the 18th century and a bath of the 19th century in the village of Shakhtakhty.

Population

According to the

State Statistics Committee The State Statistics Committee of Azerbaijan Republic ( az, Azərbaycan Respublikası Dövlət Statistika Komitəsi) is a governmental agency within the Cabinet of Azerbaijan in charge of collection, processing and disseminating statistical data ...

, as of 2018, the population of city recorded 32,200 persons, which increased by 6,900 persons (about 27 percent) from 25,300 persons in 2004. 15,900 of total population are men, 16,300 are women. More than 10,9 percent of the population (about 8,200 persons) consists of young people and teenagers aged 14–29.

References

External links

Kangarli District

Furthrer reading

* Naxçıvan Ensiklopediyası, I cild, Naxçıvan, 2005, * Kəngərli rayonu məqaləsi. Naxçıvan Muxtar Respublikasının Kəngərli rayonu. Naxçıvan, 2008. Districts of Azerbaijan Subdivisions of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic {{Nakhchivan-geo-stub