Aran (known as Kuybishev until 1999) is a village and municipality in the
Aghjabadi Rayon
Aghjabadi District () is one of the 66 districts of Azerbaijan. It is located in the centre of the country and belongs to the Karabakh Economic Region. The district borders the districts of Khojavend, Agdam, Barda, Zardab, Beylagan, and F ...
of
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan, officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, is a Boundaries between the continents, transcontinental and landlocked country at the boundary of West Asia and Eastern Europe. It is a part of the South Caucasus region and is bounded by ...
. It has a population of 1,655.
History
The village used to be named Kuybışev
(English transliteration: Kuybishev) in honor of
Valerian Kuybyshev
Valerian Vladimirovich Kuybyshev (; – 25 January 1935) was a Russian revolutionary, Red Army officer, and prominent Soviet politician.
Biography
Early years
Born in Omsk in Siberia on , Kuybyshev studied at the , a Cadet Corps in O ...
, a Bolshevik revolutionary and Soviet politician. On 1999-10-05, it was renamed Aran.
References
Populated places in Aghjabadi District
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