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, utc_offset_DST = +5 , coordinates = , elevation_m = , area_code = , website = , name = Khudat Khudat ( az, Xudat) is a town in the Caspian lowlands located in the northern section of

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. It is a part of the Khachmaz District. It has a population of 14,442. Khudat's time of historical significance took place in the 18th century, as the provincial capital of the

Quba Quba () is a city and the administrative centre of the Quba District of Azerbaijan. The city lies on the north-eastern slopes of Shahdag mountain, at an altitude of 600 metres above sea level, on the right bank of the Kudyal river. It has a po ...

khanate under the rule of the

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. During this time, Hussein-khan, a native of the region, had spent time in Persia and adopted

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, creating favor in the eyes of the Shah, who granted him rule over both the Quba and Salyan khanates. Hussein-khan returned to the region and established his capital in Khudat. This period lasted until 1747, when Persian ruler

Nadir Shah Nader Shah Afshar ( fa, نادر شاه افشار; also known as ''Nader Qoli Beyg'' or ''Tahmāsp Qoli Khan'' ) (August 1688 – 19 June 1747) was the founder of the Afsharid dynasty of Iran and one of the most powerful rulers in Iranian ...

was assassinated. Hussein-Ali, great-great-grandson of Hussein-khan, decided to try to turn the Quba khanate into an independent country and moved his capital to Quba due to the better natural defenses it offered to Khudat. The city subsequently fell out of importance in Azerbaijan and has become a location for launching excursions into the popular beaches and resorts of the

Nabran Nabran is the municipality of the capital city of the Khachmaz region which is located in Khachmaz Rayon of Azerbaijan, close to the Russia-Azerbaijan border. It has a population of 300,000. The municipality consists of the following villages Nabra ...

area.

References

* Populated places in Khachmaz District Baku Governorate {{Khachmaz-geo-stub