Kapaz raion () is a settlement and
raion
A raion (also spelt rayon) is a type of administrative unit of several post-Soviet states. The term is used for both a type of subnational entity and a division of a city. The word is from the French (meaning 'honeycomb, department'), and is co ...
of
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 ...
. The district is named after the
Mount Kapaz. It has a population of 180,600.
Details
Kapaz district (Kəpəz rayonu) was established on November 21, 1980, according to the decision of Supreme Soviet of
Azerbaijan SSR. The total area of this district is 7064 hectares, and its population is 180 thousand (2018).
The district consists of 2 administrative territorial units and 6 settlements (namely
Hajikend, Javadkhan, Shixzamanli, Natavan, Mahsati and Sadilli). The last 5 settlements were established in December 2011 according to the "Law on Making partial changes in the administrative-territorial division of Kapaz district of Ganja city".
There are 27 schools, 4 vocational schools, 21 kindergartens,
Azerbaijan Technological University, 12 branches of Ganja Central Library, 2 music schools, Ganja State Historical-Cultural Reserve,
Nizami Mausoleum
The Nizami Mausoleum ( az, Nizami məqbərəsi), built in honor of the 12th-century Persian poet Nizami Ganjavi, stands just outside the city of Ganja (city), Ganja, Azerbaijan. The mausoleum was originally built in 1947 in place of an old collaps ...
,
Ganja Fortress Gates Monumental Complex,
Imamzadeh
An imamzadeh () is a Persian term with two related meanings: a type of holy person in Shia Islam, and the shrine-tomb of such a person.
Firstly, it means an immediate descendant of a Shi'i Imam. The term is also used in Urdu and Azeri. Imamzad ...
religious complex,
Ganja City Stadium
Ganja City Stadium is located in Ganja, Azerbaijan. It is used by Kapaz football club, and has a capacity of 26,120. In the 2016-17 domestic league season, tenants Kapaz PFK
Kapaz PFK ( az, Kəpəz Peşəkar Futbol Klubu, ), is an Azerbaijani fo ...
, Ganja Regional Post Office in this district.
Gallery
File:Ilham Aliyev reviewed the monumental complex Ganja Fortress Gates - the Museum of Archeology and Ethnography 20.jpg, Ganja Fortress Gates Monumental Complex
File:Gəncə - 20.07.17 - 21.jpg, Nizami Mausolem
File:İmamzadeh religious complex in Ganja.jpg, Imamzadeh religious complex
See also
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Nizami raion (Ganja)
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Administrative divisions of Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan is administratively divided into 66 districts () and 11 cities () that are subordinate to the Republic. Out of these, 7 districts and 1 city is located within the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic. The districts are further divided into mun ...
References
Ganja, Azerbaijan
Districts of Azerbaijan
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