Khizi ( az, Xızı) is the capital of the
Khizi 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 t ...
. As of 2020, it has a population of 1,600.
The city of Khizi is located on the southern slope of the
Greater Caucasus
The Greater Caucasus ( az, Böyük Qafqaz, Бөјүк Гафгаз, بيوک قافقاز; ka, დიდი კავკასიონი, ''Didi K’avk’asioni''; russian: Большой Кавказ, ''Bolshoy Kavkaz'', sometimes translat ...
mountain range. However, the mountains located in the city are not high and the highest point is at an altitude of 958 meters above sea level - Mount Saraku and 2203 meters - Mount Dubrar. In several areas, the mountain slopes are used as winter pastures, while others are used as summer pastures.
Notable natives
Some of the city's many prestigious residents include playwright
Jafar Jabbarly
Jafar Gafar oglu Jabbarly, ( az, Cəfər Qafar oğlu Cabbarlı, 20 March 1899, Khizi – 31 December 1934, Baku) was an Azerbaijani playwright, poet, director and screenwriter.
Life
After his father's death in 1902, Jabbarli's mother moved to ...
, poets
Mikayil Mushfig and
Jabir Novruz
Jabir Novruz (born Jabir Mirzebey oglu Novruzov, 12 March 1933 – died 12 December 2002) was an honored art worker and the national poet of Azerbaijan, and secretary of the Union of Azerbaijani Writers for three decades. Considered one of the ...
, and wrestler
Ashraf Aliyev
Ashraf Aliyev (born July 29, 1986) is a male freestyle wrestler. He participated in the Men's freestyle 74 kg at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
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Olympic wrestlers of Azerbaijan
Wrestlers at the 2012 Summer Oly ...
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File:Jafar Jabbarly 2.jpg, Jafar Jabbarly
Jafar Gafar oglu Jabbarly, ( az, Cəfər Qafar oğlu Cabbarlı, 20 March 1899, Khizi – 31 December 1934, Baku) was an Azerbaijani playwright, poet, director and screenwriter.
Life
After his father's death in 1902, Jabbarli's mother moved to ...
was known for founding screenwriting in Azerbaijan.
File:Mushfig.JPG, Mikayil Mushfig is considered one of the best poets of modern Azerbaijan.
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Populated places in Khizi District
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