Salyan ( az, Salyan), is a city and the capital of the Salyan District 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 city of Salyan is industrialized and known for processing

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History

The city has been a continuous settlement of ''sal'' tribe, after whom the city named and occupied by Kura river. Salyan was part of

Quba Khanate The Quba Khanate (also spelled Qobbeh; fa, خانات قبه, Khānāt-e Qobbeh) was one of the most significant semi-independent khanates that existed from 1747 to 1806, under Iranian suzerainty. It bordered Caspian sea to the east, Derbent Kha ...

during 1680 to 1782 and ruled by various khans. Salyan was the administrative center of the

Javad Uyezd The Javad uezd, known after 1921 as the Salyan uezd, was a county (''uezd'') within the Baku Governorate of the Russian Empire and then of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic and Azerbaijan SSR until its formal abolishment in 1929 by the Soviet aut ...

of the

Baku Governorate The Baku Governorate, known before 1859 as the Shemakha Governorate, was a province ('' guberniya'') of the Caucasus Viceroyalty of the Russian Empire, with its center in the booming metropolis and Caspian Sea port of Baku. Area (1897): 34,400 s ...

. Throughout its history, Salyan has suffered from floods because of its proximity to the river and the relatively low elevation of most of the town.

Geography

Demographics

Administrative divisions

The municipality of Salyan consists of the city of Salyan. The mayor, presently Sevindik Hatamov, embodies the executive power of the city.

List of City's mayors

Salyan Khanate

*(1729–1748) Hasanbay Khan *(1748–1757) Ibrahim Khan Rudbary *(1757–1768) Kalb Ali Khan *(1768–1782) Qubad Khan

Azerbaijani SSR

*(1920) Yusif Gasimov *(1961–1966) Huseyn Huseynov

Azerbaijan Republic

*(1993) A.Yusubov *(1993–2004) Valihat Azizov *(2004) Yusif Alakbarov *(2004–2009) Rasim Bashirov *(2009–2011) Aliagha Huseynov *(2011–2016) Tahir Karimov *(2016–present) Sevindik Hatamov

Economy

Culture

Sport

Salyan was home to former football teams Plastik Salyan and

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. Mughan through its history played in the

Azerbaijan Premier League The Azerbaijan Premier League ( az, Azərbaycan Premyer Liqası) is a professional league for men's association football clubs. At the top of the Azerbaijan football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is conteste ...

Transport

Public transport

Salyan has a large urban transport system, mostly managed by the

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Education

Notable residents

Some of the city's many prestigious residents include: philosopher

Ali bey Huseynzade Ali bey Huseyn oğlu Huseynzade ( az, Əli bəy Hüseyn oğlu Hüseynzadə; tr, Hüseyinzade Ali Turan; Salyan, February 24, 1864 – Istanbul, March 17, 1940) was an Azerbaijani writer, thinker, philosopher, artist, doctor, and the creator of ...

, mathematician Vagif Guliyev, lieutenant general Rail Rzayev, poet Khalil Rza Uluturk and footballer Samadagha Shikhlarov. File:Ali bey Huseynzade 3.jpg,

, was the creator of the modern

Flag of Azerbaijan The national flag of Azerbaijan ( az, Azərbaycan bayrağı), often referred to in Azerbaijani language, Azerbaijani as ( en, Tricolour flag), is a horizontal tricolour (flag), tricolour that features three equally sized bars of bright blue, ...

.Whitney Smith. Flag Lore Of All Nations. — Millbrook Press, 2001. — P. 13. —

References

External links

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World Gazetteer: Azerbaijan
– World-Gazetteer.com
The ministry of Culture and Tourism of Azerbaijan Republic: Azerbaijan
{{Administrative divisions of Azerbaijan Populated places in Salyan District (Azerbaijan) Baku Governorate