Nizami Rayon ( az, Nizami Rayonu) is a municipal district of the city 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 ...
, the city 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 th ...
. The district is named after poet
Nizami Ganjavi
Nizami Ganjavi ( fa, نظامی گنجوی, lit=Niẓāmī of Ganja, translit=Niẓāmī Ganjavī; c. 1141–1209), Nizami Ganje'i, Nizami, or Nezāmi, whose formal name was ''Jamal ad-Dīn Abū Muḥammad Ilyās ibn-Yūsuf ibn-Zakkī'',Mo'in, ...
. Its population is 152,000.
Details
Nizami raion was established as Ganja raion of Kirovabad (former name of
Ganja city) in November 1980 according to the decision of Supreme Soviet of
Azerbaijan SSR
Azerbaijan ( az, Азәрбајҹан, Azərbaycan, italics=no), officially the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic (Azerbaijan SSR; az, Азәрбајҹан Совет Сосиалист Республикасы, Azərbaycan Sovet Sosialist R ...
. After the historic name of the city, Ganja was restored in 1989, this district was also renamed and since then it is called Nizami raion.
The total area of this district is ,
and its population is 152,000 (2018).
The district consists of 2 administrative territorial units and 3 residential areas (Yeni Ganja, Mahrasa baghi and Gulustan).
There are 22 schools, 3 vocational schools, 20 kindergartens,
Ganja State Drama Theatre,
Ganja State Puppet Theatre,
Ganja State Philharmonic Hall
Ganja State Philharmonic Hall () is a concert hall in Ganja, Azerbaijan. Ganja State Philharmonic is named after the composer Fikret Amirov who was born in Ganja in 1922 and directed the Philharmonic for a while (1942-1943).
Formation
Ganja ...
, Ganja State Chamber Orchestra, 3 music schools, Children's Art School, Children's Painting School, Heydar Aliyev Center,
Ganja History Ethnography Museum, House Museum of
Mir Jalal Pashayev
Mir Anvar Pashayev ( az, Mir Cəlal Paşayev; 26 April 1908, Khalkhal, Iran – 28 September 1978, Baku), known by his literary pen-name Mir Jalal, was an Azerbaijani writer and literary critic. He was the grandfather of Azerbaijan's current Firs ...
, Memorial House-Museum of
Nizami Ganjavi
Nizami Ganjavi ( fa, نظامی گنجوی, lit=Niẓāmī of Ganja, translit=Niẓāmī Ganjavī; c. 1141–1209), Nizami Ganje'i, Nizami, or Nezāmi, whose formal name was ''Jamal ad-Dīn Abū Muḥammad Ilyās ibn-Yūsuf ibn-Zakkī'',Mo'in, ...
, Memorial-House Museum of
Israfil Mammadov, Ganja State Art Gallery, Nizami cinema, Central Library and its 10 branches, as well as Children's Library, Ganja Olympic Sports Complex in Nizami district.
Gallery
File:Ganja State Philharmonic Hall panoram.jpg, Ganja State Philharmonic Hall
File:Gəncə lüteran kilsəsi.jpg, Ganja State Puppet Theatre
File:Ganja State Drama Theatre.JPG, Ganja State Drama Theatre
File:Ilham Aliyev attended the opening of the Museum of Nizami Ganjavi built in Ganja with support from the Heydar Aliyev Foundation.jpg, Nizami Ganjavi Museum
File:Ganja History - Ethnography Museum building.jpg, Ganja State History-Ethnography Museum
See also
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Kapaz district
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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 mu ...
References
Ganja, Azerbaijan
Districts of Azerbaijan
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