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{{short description|District of Azerbaijan}} |
{{short description|District of Azerbaijan}} |
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{{Infobox settlement |
{{Infobox settlement |
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| name = |
| name = Gazakh District |
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| type = [[Administrative divisions of Azerbaijan|District]] |
| type = [[Administrative divisions of Azerbaijan|District]] |
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| parts_type = Settlements<ref name="preslib">{{cite web |url=https://files.preslib.az/projects/azerbaijan/gl2.pdf |title=İnzibati-ərazi vahidləri |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website=preslib.az |publisher= |access-date=28 February 2021 |quote=}}</ref> |
| parts_type = Settlements<ref name="preslib">{{cite web |url=https://files.preslib.az/projects/azerbaijan/gl2.pdf |title=İnzibati-ərazi vahidləri |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website=preslib.az |publisher= |access-date=28 February 2021 |quote=}}</ref> |
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| parts = 35 |
| parts = 35 |
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| established_title = Established |
| established_title = Established |
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| established_date = 8 August 1930 |
| established_date = 8 August 1930 |
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| image_map = |
| image_map = Gazakh District in Azerbaijan.svg |
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| map_caption = Map of Azerbaijan showing |
| map_caption = Map of Azerbaijan showing Gazakh District |
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| subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]] |
| subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]] |
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| subdivision_name = {{flag|Azerbaijan}} |
| subdivision_name = {{flag|Azerbaijan}} |
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| subdivision_type1 = [[ |
| subdivision_type1 = [[Economic regions of Azerbaijan|Region]] |
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| subdivision_name1 = [[ |
| subdivision_name1 = [[Gazakh-Tovuz Economic Region|Gazakh-Tovuz]] |
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| population_as_of = [[Census in Azerbaijan|2020]] |
| population_as_of = [[Census in Azerbaijan|2020]] |
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| population_footnotes = <ref name="statgov">{{cite web |url=https://www.stat.gov.az/source/demoqraphy/ap/az/population_2020.zip |title=Population of Azerbaijan |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website=stat.gov.az |publisher=[[State Statistics Committee]] |access-date=22 February 2021 |quote=}}</ref> |
| population_footnotes = <ref name="statgov">{{cite web |url=https://www.stat.gov.az/source/demoqraphy/ap/az/population_2020.zip |title=Population of Azerbaijan |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website=stat.gov.az |publisher=[[State Statistics Committee]] |access-date=22 February 2021 |quote=}}</ref> |
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| population_total = 98400 |
| population_total = 98400 |
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| area_total_km2 = 700 |
| area_total_km2 = 700 |
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| population_density_km2 = auto |
| population_density_km2 = auto |
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| postal_code_type = Postal code |
| postal_code_type = Postal code |
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| postal_code = 3500 |
| postal_code = 3500 |
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| seat_type = Capital |
| seat_type = Capital |
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| seat = [[Qazax| |
| seat = [[Qazax|Gazakh]] |
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| timezone = [[Azerbaijan Time|AZT]] |
| timezone = [[Azerbaijan Time|AZT]] |
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| utc_offset = +4 |
| utc_offset = +4 |
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| leader_title = [[Governor]] |
| leader_title = [[Governor]] |
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| leader_name = |
| leader_name = Rajab Babashov |
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| website = {{URL|qazax-ih.gov.az}} |
| website = {{URL|qazax-ih.gov.az}} |
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| official_name = {{lang-az|Qazax rayonu}} |
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'''Qazax District''' ({{transl|az|Gazakh District}}; {{lang-az|Qazax rayonu}}) is one of the 66 [[Administrative divisions of Azerbaijan|districts]] of [[Azerbaijan]]. Located in the northwest of the country, it belongs to the [[Gazakh-Tovuz Economic Region]]. The district borders the district of [[Aghstafa District|Aghstafa]], and the [[Tavush Province]] of [[Armenia]]. Its capital and largest city is [[Qazax|Gazakh]]. As of 2020, the district had a population of 98,400.<ref name="statgov" /> |
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It has two [[Enclave and exclave|exclave]]s inside [[Armenia]], which include the villages of [[Yukhari Askipara]], [[Barkhudarly]], [[Sofulu, Qazakh|Sofulu]]. Both of the exclaves and parts of mainland Qazax District (the villages of [[Bağanis Ayrum|Baghanis Ayrum]], [[Aşağı Əskipara|Ashaghi Eskipara]], [[Qızılhacılı, Qazax|Gyzylhajily]], and [[Xeyrimli|Kheyrimli]]) were captured by Armenian forces during the [[First Nagorno-Karabakh war]]. |
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== History == |
== History == |
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[[File:Exclaves of Qazakh.png|thumb|Situation in western |
[[File:Exclaves of Qazakh.png|thumb|Situation in western Gazakh following the [[First Nagorno-Karabakh war]]]] |
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The region was conquered by a succession of neighboring powers or invaders, including [[Sassanid Empire|Sassanid Persians]], the [[Byzantine Empire]], the [[Caliphate|Arabs]], the [[Seljuq dynasty|Seljuq Turks]], the [[History of Georgia (country)|Georgians]], the [[Mongol Empire|Mongols]], the [[Timurid dynasty|Timurids]], the [[ |
The region was conquered by a succession of neighboring powers or invaders, including [[Kingdom of Armenia (antiquity)|Armenians]], [[Sassanid Empire|Sassanid Persians]], the [[Byzantine Empire]], the [[Caliphate|Arabs]], the [[Seljuq dynasty|Seljuq Turks]], the [[History of Georgia (country)|Georgians]], the [[Mongol Empire|Mongols]], the [[Timurid dynasty|Timurids]], the [[Qara Qoyunlu]] and [[Aq Qoyunlu]] [[Turkmen people|Turkoman]] tribes, and finally [[Safavid Iran]]. It was also ruled by [[Ottoman Empire]] between 1578 and 1607 and again 1722 and 1735. |
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By the end of the XV century, the [[Kazakh sultanate|Kazakh Sultanate]] was established as a sovereign geopolitical entity in the region. Though it was part of the [[Safavid Karabakh|Karabakh principality]] during the [[Safavid Iran|Safavid Empire]], Sultan Shamsaddin of |
By the end of the XV century, the [[Kazakh sultanate|Kazakh Sultanate]] was established as a sovereign geopolitical entity in the region. Though it was part of the [[Safavid Karabakh|Karabakh principality]] during the [[Safavid Iran|Safavid Empire]], Sultan Shamsaddin of Gazakh was given the rank of [[Khan (title)|Khan]] by the decree of [[Abbas the Great]] in 1605. |
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After the [[Russo-Persian War ( |
After the [[Russo-Persian War (1804–1813)]], the [[Russian Empire]] gained control of the area by virtue of the [[Treaty of Gulistan]]. Under Russian rule, it was part of [[Tiflis Governorate]] before forming the northeastern part of the [[Kazakh uezd|Kazakh Uyezd]] of the [[Elisabethpol Governorate]] in 1868. A contemporary military historian noted the following ethnographic detail: "Abbas Mirza's route lay through the country of the great tribe of the Casaks, which is extremely strong and thickly wooded." He further notes that: "These have no connection with the [[Russia]]n [[Cossacks]]. They are descended from men of the Kirgis Casaks, left by [[Genghis Khan]]. They are frequently called [[Karapapakhs|Karapapakh]], from wearing black sheep-skin caps."<ref>Lt-Gen. William Monteith, Kars and Erzeroum: With the Campaigns of Prince Paskiewitch, in 1828 and 1829; and an Account of the conquests of Russia beyond the Caucasus, from the time of Peter the Great to the Treaty of Turcoman Chie and Adrianople, London: Longman, 1856, p. 60</ref> |
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⚫ | When the South Caucasus came under British occupation, Sir [[Oliver Wardrop|John Oliver Wardrop]], British Chief Commissioner in the South Caucasus, decided that assigning the [[Erivan Governorate]] and the [[Kars Oblast]] to [[Democratic Republic of Armenia]] (DRA) and the Elisabethpol and [[Baku Governorate|Baku]] Governorates to the [[Azerbaijan Democratic Republic]] (ADR) would solve the region's outstanding disputes. However, this proposal was rejected by both Armenians (who did not wish to give up their claims to |
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⚫ | When the South Caucasus came under British occupation, Sir [[Oliver Wardrop|John Oliver Wardrop]], British Chief Commissioner in the South Caucasus, decided that assigning the [[Erivan Governorate]] and the [[Kars Oblast]] to [[First Republic of Armenia|Democratic Republic of Armenia]] (DRA) and the Elisabethpol and [[Baku Governorate|Baku]] Governorates to the [[Azerbaijan Democratic Republic]] (ADR) would solve the region's outstanding disputes. However, this proposal was rejected by both Armenians (who did not wish to give up their claims to Gazakh, Zangezur (today [[Syunik Region|Syunik]]), and [[Nagorno-Karabakh]]) and Azerbaijanis (who did not wish to give up their claims to [[Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic|Nakhchivan]]). As conflict broke out between the two groups, the British left the region in mid-1919. |
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=== Nagorno-Karabakh conflict === |
=== Nagorno-Karabakh conflict === |
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During the [[First Nagorno-Karabakh War]], Armenian troops took control of several villages of the |
During the [[First Nagorno-Karabakh War]], Armenian troops took control of several villages of the Gazakh District. Several Azerbaijani inhabitants were killed during the war although some of them were able to flee.<ref>{{cite web |date=3 December 2020 |title=Ermənistan-Azərbaycan, Dağlıq Qarabağ münaqişəsi nəticəsində Qazax rayonunda hərbi təcavüzün nəticələri barədə MƏLUMAT |url=http://www.qazax-ih.gov.az/page/43.html |access-date=3 December 2020 |website=www.qazax-ih.gov.az |publisher=KAZAKH DISTRICT EXECUTIVE AUTHORITY OF THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN |quote=Xocalı soyqırımında olduğu kimi Qazax rayonunun Bağanıs Ayrım kəndində Dədəş Əsliyevin 4 nəfərdən ibarət ailə üzvü və 3 nəfər kənd sakini ermənilər tərəfindən diri-diri yandırılmışdır.}}</ref> |
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In July 2020, |
In July 2020, Gazakh became a site for [[2020 Armenian–Azerbaijani clashes|clashes with Armenia]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Harutyunyan |first1=Sargis |last2=Danielyan |first2=Emil |title=Armenia-Azerbaijan Border 'Calm' After Deadly Clashes |url=https://www.azatutyun.am/a/30728827.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200805101306/https://www.azatutyun.am/a/30728827.html |archive-date=5 August 2020 |access-date=5 August 2020 |work=azatutyun.am |quote=...the border between Armenia’s northern Tavush province and the Tovuz district in Azerbaijan, the scene of the clashes. |agency=[[RFE/RL]]}}</ref> |
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In April 2024, Armenia and Azerbaijan reached an agreement whereby Armenia handed over four abandoned villages within Qazax District to Azerbaijan: [[Bağanis Ayrum]], [[Aşağı Əskipara]], [[Xeyrimli]], and [[Qızılhacılı, Qazax|Qızılhacılı]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hayden |first=Jones |date=2024-04-20 |title=Armenia agrees to return 4 villages to Azerbaijan |url=https://www.politico.eu/article/armenia-agree-return-4-village-azerbaijan/ |access-date=2024-04-22 |website=[[Politico Europe]] |publisher=[[Axel Springer SE]] |language=en-GB}}</ref> |
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== Population == |
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|Gazakh region |
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|89,9 |
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|90,8 |
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|91,4 |
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|92,0 |
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|92,7 |
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|93,7 |
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|96,7 |
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|97,6 |
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|98,4 |
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|98,9 |
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|Urban population |
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|20,8 |
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|21,0 |
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|21,0 |
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|21,0 |
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|21,0 |
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|21,2 |
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|21,4 |
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|21,6 |
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|21,8 |
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|21,9 |
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|22,0 |
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|22,0 |
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|Rural population |
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|69,1 |
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|69,8 |
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|70,4 |
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|71,0 |
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|71,7 |
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|72,5 |
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|73,3 |
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|74,2 |
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|74,9 |
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|75,7 |
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|76,4 |
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|76,9 |
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* ''The House of the Poet [[Samad Vurgun]]'' in Yukhari Salahli village, since 1976. |
* ''The House of the Poet [[Samad Vurgun]]'' in Yukhari Salahli village, since 1976. |
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* ''The Museum of History and Ethnography'', since 1984. |
* ''The Museum of History and Ethnography'', since 1984. |
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* ''The |
* ''The Gazakh State Picture Gallery'' by the Ministry of Culture of [[Azerbaijan]], since 1986. |
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* ''The Memorial museum of [[Molla Panah Vagif]] and [[Molla Vali Vidadi]]'', since 1970. |
* ''The Memorial museum of [[Molla Panah Vagif]] and [[Molla Vali Vidadi]]'', since 1970. |
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* ''The House of Teachers Seminary of |
* ''The House of Teachers Seminary of Gazakh'', built in 1910, functioned between 1918 and 1959. |
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* ''The Bath House of Israfil Agha'', built in the first decade of the 20th century by Israfil Agha Kerbelayev from the village of Kasaman. |
* ''The Bath House of Israfil Agha'', built in the first decade of the 20th century by Israfil Agha Kerbelayev from the village of Kasaman. |
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* ''The Damjili Caves'', in the village of Dash Salahli, south-east of the mount Avey, cover an area of 360 km<sup>2</sup> and refer to [[Middle Paleolithic|Middle]] and [[Upper Paleolithic]], [[Mesolithic]] and [[Neolithic]] eras. |
* ''The Damjili Caves'', in the village of Dash Salahli, south-east of the mount Avey, cover an area of 360 km<sup>2</sup> and refer to [[Middle Paleolithic|Middle]] and [[Upper Paleolithic]], [[Mesolithic]] and [[Neolithic]] eras. |
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* ''Didevan Castle'' ({{lang-az|Didəvan qalası}}), a 6th-7th century monument in the village of Khanliglar. |
* ''Didevan Castle'' ({{lang-az|Didəvan qalası}}), a 6th-7th century monument in the village of Khanliglar. |
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* ''[[Mount Goyazan]]'' ({{lang-az|Göyəzən dağı}}), a rare archaeological monument in the village of Abbasbeyli, rises 857.9 metres above sea level. |
* ''[[Mount Goyazan]]'' ({{lang-az|Göyəzən dağı}}), a rare archaeological monument in the village of Abbasbeyli, rises 857.9 metres above sea level. |
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* ''The Baba |
* ''The [[Baba-Dervish settlement]]'', an archaeological site in the village Demirchiler. |
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* ''The Kazim Bridge'' in the village of [[Yukhari Askipara]], allegedly built during the reign of Shamsi Khan. |
* ''The Kazim Bridge'' in the village of [[Yukhari Askipara]], allegedly built during the reign of Shamsi Khan. |
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* ''The Juma Mosque'' of Qazakh, built in 1902 by Akhund Haji Zeynalabdin Mahammadli |
* ''The Juma Mosque'' of Qazakh, built in 1902 by Akhund Haji Zeynalabdin Mahammadli oghlu from the village of Kasaman. |
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* ''The Aslanbeyli Mosque'' built in 1909 by Hamid Efendi, the native of village Aslanbeyli. |
* ''The Aslanbeyli Mosque'' built in 1909 by Hamid Efendi, the native of village Aslanbeyli. |
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* ''Santepe'', an archaeological site dating to the 9th-8th centuries B.C. and the Iron Age. |
* ''Santepe'', an archaeological site dating to the 9th-8th centuries B.C. and the Iron Age. |
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* ''The |
* ''The Gazakhbeyli Hills'', an archaeological site dating from the 8th-6th centuries B.C. near the village of Gazakhbeyli. |
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* ''The Shikhli Human Camp'', an archaeological site near the village of Birinji Shikhli. |
* ''The Shikhli Human Camp'', an archaeological site near the village of Birinji Shikhli. |
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* ''Shakargala'', in the |
* ''Shakargala'', in the Gazakh region. |
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== Prominent people from |
== Prominent people from Gazakh == |
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*Sabir Azeri (1938-2010) - Writer, author of best-selling books. |
*Sabir Azeri (1938-2010) - Writer, author of best-selling books. |
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*[[Aliagha Shikhlinski]] - (1865–1943) general-lieutenant of the artillery, known as "God of Russian artillery". |
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*[[Farrukh Gayibov]] - (1889–1916) the first Azerbaijani pilot, was awarded the 4th class order of "Saint Georgi". |
*[[Farrukh Gayibov]] - (1889–1916) the first Azerbaijani pilot, was awarded the 4th class order of "Saint Georgi". |
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*[[Ibrahim aga |
*[[Ibrahim aga Vekilov|Ibrahim agha Vekilov]] - (1853–1934) general, the first Azerbaijani military topographer. |
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*[[Javad bey Shikhlinski]] - (1876–1940) general-mayor, the commander of the division. |
*[[Javad bey Shikhlinski]] - (1876–1940) general-mayor, the commander of the division. |
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*[[Ibrahim bey Usubov]] - (1872–1920) general-mayor, the commander of the division. |
*[[Ibrahim bey Usubov]] - (1872–1920) general-mayor, the commander of the division. |
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*[[Mirza Huseyn |
*[[Mirza Huseyn Afandi Qayibov]] - (1830–1917) the Chair of the Ecclesiastical Department of Transcaucasia. |
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*[[Molla Vali Vidadi]] - (1707–1809) prominent poet of Azerbaijan. |
*[[Molla Vali Vidadi]] - (1707–1809) prominent poet of Azerbaijan. |
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*[[Molla Panah Vagif]] - (1717–1797) prominent poet of Azerbaijan and social figure. |
*[[Molla Panah Vagif]] - (1717–1797) prominent poet of Azerbaijan and social figure. |
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*[[Elazan Bayjan]] (Haji Hasanzadeh) - (1913–1989) poet-doctor. Set up private medical clinics in Freyburg, Germany. |
*[[Elazan Bayjan]] (Haji Hasanzadeh) - (1913–1989) poet-doctor. Set up private medical clinics in Freyburg, Germany. |
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*[[Ismayil Shykhly]] - (1919–1995) [[National Writer of Azerbaijan]], scientist- pedagogue, social-political figure. |
*[[Ismayil Shykhly]] - (1919–1995) [[National Writer of Azerbaijan]], scientist- pedagogue, social-political figure. |
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*[[Elmira Hüseynova]] - (1933–1995) sculptor. |
*[[Elmira Hüseynova|Elmira Huseynova]] - (1933–1995) sculptor. |
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*[[Fatma |
*[[Fatma Vekilova]] - (1912–1987) professor, doctor of geology-mineralogy sciences. |
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*[[Sayad Zeynalov]] - (1886–1942) deserved 4th class "Saint Georgi" order |
*[[Sayad Zeynalov]] - (1886–1942) deserved 4th class "Saint Georgi" order |
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*[[Teymur Bunyadov]] - (1928) academician, historian-ethnographer. |
*[[Teymur Bunyadov]] - (1928) academician, historian-ethnographer. |
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== External links == |
== External links == |
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* [http://www.qazax-ih.gov.az Official website of |
* [http://www.qazax-ih.gov.az Official website of Gazakh District] |
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Latest revision as of 10:16, 10 July 2024
Gazakh District | |
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Azerbaijani: Qazax rayonu | |
![]() Map of Azerbaijan showing Gazakh District | |
Land | ![]() |
Region | Gazakh-Tovuz |
Established | 8 August 1930 |
Capital | Gazakh |
Settlements[1] | 35 |
Regierung | |
• Governor | Rajab Babashov |
Area | |
• Total | 700 km2 (300 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 98,400 |
• Density | 140/km2 (360/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
Postal code | 3500 |
Website | qazax-ih |
Qazax District (Gazakh District; Azerbaijani: Qazax rayonu) is one of the 66 districts of Azerbaijan. Located in the northwest of the country, it belongs to the Gazakh-Tovuz Economic Region. The district borders the district of Aghstafa, and the Tavush Province of Armenia. Its capital and largest city is Gazakh. As of 2020, the district had a population of 98,400.[2]
It has two exclaves inside Armenia, which include the villages of Yukhari Askipara, Barkhudarly, Sofulu. Both of the exclaves and parts of mainland Qazax District (the villages of Baghanis Ayrum, Ashaghi Eskipara, Gyzylhajily, and Kheyrimli) were captured by Armenian forces during the First Nagorno-Karabakh war.
History
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Exclaves_of_Qazakh.png/220px-Exclaves_of_Qazakh.png)
The region was conquered by a succession of neighboring powers or invaders, including Armenians, Sassanid Persians, the Byzantine Empire, the Arabs, the Seljuq Turks, the Georgians, the Mongols, the Timurids, the Qara Qoyunlu and Aq Qoyunlu Turkoman tribes, and finally Safavid Iran. It was also ruled by Ottoman Empire between 1578 and 1607 and again 1722 and 1735.
By the end of the XV century, the Kazakh Sultanate was established as a sovereign geopolitical entity in the region. Though it was part of the Karabakh principality during the Safavid Empire, Sultan Shamsaddin of Gazakh was given the rank of Khan by the decree of Abbas the Great in 1605.
After the Russo-Persian War (1804–1813), the Russian Empire gained control of the area by virtue of the Treaty of Gulistan. Under Russian rule, it was part of Tiflis Governorate before forming the northeastern part of the Kazakh Uyezd of the Elisabethpol Governorate in 1868. A contemporary military historian noted the following ethnographic detail: "Abbas Mirza's route lay through the country of the great tribe of the Casaks, which is extremely strong and thickly wooded." He further notes that: "These have no connection with the Russian Cossacks. They are descended from men of the Kirgis Casaks, left by Genghis Khan. They are frequently called Karapapakh, from wearing black sheep-skin caps."[3]
When the South Caucasus came under British occupation, Sir John Oliver Wardrop, British Chief Commissioner in the South Caucasus, decided that assigning the Erivan Governorate and the Kars Oblast to Democratic Republic of Armenia (DRA) and the Elisabethpol and Baku Governorates to the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (ADR) would solve the region's outstanding disputes. However, this proposal was rejected by both Armenians (who did not wish to give up their claims to Gazakh, Zangezur (today Syunik), and Nagorno-Karabakh) and Azerbaijanis (who did not wish to give up their claims to Nakhchivan). As conflict broke out between the two groups, the British left the region in mid-1919.
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
[edit]During the First Nagorno-Karabakh War, Armenian troops took control of several villages of the Gazakh District. Several Azerbaijani inhabitants were killed during the war although some of them were able to flee.[4]
In July 2020, Gazakh became a site for clashes with Armenia.[5]
In April 2024, Armenia and Azerbaijan reached an agreement whereby Armenia handed over four abandoned villages within Qazax District to Azerbaijan: Bağanis Ayrum, Aşağı Əskipara, Xeyrimli, and Qızılhacılı.[6]
Population
[edit]2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
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Gazakh region | 89,9 | 90,8 | 91,4 | 92,0 | 92,7 | 93,7 | 94,7 | 95,8 | 96,7 | 97,6 | 98,4 | 98,9 |
Urban population | 20,8 | 21,0 | 21,0 | 21,0 | 21,0 | 21,2 | 21,4 | 21,6 | 21,8 | 21,9 | 22,0 | 22,0 |
Rural population | 69,1 | 69,8 | 70,4 | 71,0 | 71,7 | 72,5 | 73,3 | 74,2 | 74,9 | 75,7 | 76,4 | 76,9 |
List of historic and tourist sites
[edit]There are 112 protected monuments in the region of Gazakh, of which 54 are archaeological, 46 are architectural, 7 are historical, and 5 are of artistic significance. Historic and tourist sites in this region include:
- The House of the Poet Samad Vurgun in Yukhari Salahli village, since 1976.
- The Museum of History and Ethnography, since 1984.
- The Gazakh State Picture Gallery by the Ministry of Culture of Azerbaijan, since 1986.
- The Memorial museum of Molla Panah Vagif and Molla Vali Vidadi, since 1970.
- The House of Teachers Seminary of Gazakh, built in 1910, functioned between 1918 and 1959.
- The Bath House of Israfil Agha, built in the first decade of the 20th century by Israfil Agha Kerbelayev from the village of Kasaman.
- The Damjili Caves, in the village of Dash Salahli, south-east of the mount Avey, cover an area of 360 km2 and refer to Middle and Upper Paleolithic, Mesolithic and Neolithic eras.
- Sining Korpu (The Broken Bridge) (Azerbaijani: Sınıq körpü), a 12th-century bridge built over the Ehram (Khram) river in the village Ikinji Shikhli.
- Didevan Castle (Azerbaijani: Didəvan qalası), a 6th-7th century monument in the village of Khanliglar.
- Mount Goyazan (Azerbaijani: Göyəzən dağı), a rare archaeological monument in the village of Abbasbeyli, rises 857.9 metres above sea level.
- The Baba-Dervish settlement, an archaeological site in the village Demirchiler.
- The Kazim Bridge in the village of Yukhari Askipara, allegedly built during the reign of Shamsi Khan.
- The Juma Mosque of Qazakh, built in 1902 by Akhund Haji Zeynalabdin Mahammadli oghlu from the village of Kasaman.
- The Aslanbeyli Mosque built in 1909 by Hamid Efendi, the native of village Aslanbeyli.
- Santepe, an archaeological site dating to the 9th-8th centuries B.C. and the Iron Age.
- The Gazakhbeyli Hills, an archaeological site dating from the 8th-6th centuries B.C. near the village of Gazakhbeyli.
- The Shikhli Human Camp, an archaeological site near the village of Birinji Shikhli.
- Shakargala, in the Gazakh region.
Prominent people from Gazakh
[edit]- Sabir Azeri (1938-2010) - Writer, author of best-selling books.
- Aliagha Shikhlinski - (1865–1943) general-lieutenant of the artillery, known as "God of Russian artillery".
- Farrukh Gayibov - (1889–1916) the first Azerbaijani pilot, was awarded the 4th class order of "Saint Georgi".
- Ibrahim agha Vekilov - (1853–1934) general, the first Azerbaijani military topographer.
- Javad bey Shikhlinski - (1876–1940) general-mayor, the commander of the division.
- Ibrahim bey Usubov - (1872–1920) general-mayor, the commander of the division.
- Mirza Huseyn Afandi Qayibov - (1830–1917) the Chair of the Ecclesiastical Department of Transcaucasia.
- Molla Vali Vidadi - (1707–1809) prominent poet of Azerbaijan.
- Molla Panah Vagif - (1717–1797) prominent poet of Azerbaijan and social figure.
- Mukhtar Hajiyev - (1876–1938) the first chairman of Azerbaijan Central Executive Committee in 1921
- Samad Vurgun - (1906–1956) National Poet of Azerbaijan (the first who deserved this title)
- Vidadi Babanli - (1927-) National Writer of Azerbaijan
- Osman Sarivelli - (1905–1990) national poet of Azerbaijan.
- Mehdi Huseyn - (1909–1964) National Writer of Azerbaijan. Prominent writer-dramatist, critic.
- Mirvarid Dilbazi - (1912–2001) national poet of Azerbaijan
- Amina Dilbazi - (1919–2010) ballet-master. National Artist of Azerbaijan.
- Elazan Bayjan (Haji Hasanzadeh) - (1913–1989) poet-doctor. Set up private medical clinics in Freyburg, Germany.
- Ismayil Shykhly - (1919–1995) National Writer of Azerbaijan, scientist- pedagogue, social-political figure.
- Elmira Huseynova - (1933–1995) sculptor.
- Fatma Vekilova - (1912–1987) professor, doctor of geology-mineralogy sciences.
- Sayad Zeynalov - (1886–1942) deserved 4th class "Saint Georgi" order
- Teymur Bunyadov - (1928) academician, historian-ethnographer.
- Tahir Isayev, a.k.a. Serafino - (1922–2001)
- Ali Mustafayev - (1952–1991) National Hero of Azerbaijan.
Name of Villages | Name of Villages | Name of Villages |
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1-I Shikhli | 16-Khanliglar | 31-Ashaghi Eskipara |
2-II Shikhli | 17-Jafarli | 32-Yukhari Eskipara |
3-Yukhari Salahli | 18-Bala Jafarli | 33-Aghkoynak |
4-Aslanbeyli | 19-Barkhudarli | 34-Garapapaq |
6-Kamarli | 21-Demirchiler | |
7-Ashaghi Salahli | 22-Alpout | |
8-Orta Salahli | 23-Urkmazli | |
9-Gazaxbeyli | 24-Abbasbeyli | |
10-Kosalar | 25-Gyzyl Hajili | |
11-Janalli | 26-Farahli | |
12-Huseynbeyli | 27-Mazam | |
13-Dash Salahli | 28-Gushchu Ayrim | |
14-Chayli | 29-Baghanis Ayrim | |
15-Kommuna | 30-Kheyrimli |
References
[edit]- ^ "İnzibati-ərazi vahidləri" (PDF). preslib.az. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- ^ a b "Population of Azerbaijan". stat.gov.az. State Statistics Committee. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ Lt-Gen. William Monteith, Kars and Erzeroum: With the Campaigns of Prince Paskiewitch, in 1828 and 1829; and an Account of the conquests of Russia beyond the Caucasus, from the time of Peter the Great to the Treaty of Turcoman Chie and Adrianople, London: Longman, 1856, p. 60
- ^ "Ermənistan-Azərbaycan, Dağlıq Qarabağ münaqişəsi nəticəsində Qazax rayonunda hərbi təcavüzün nəticələri barədə MƏLUMAT". www.qazax-ih.gov.az. KAZAKH DISTRICT EXECUTIVE AUTHORITY OF THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN. 3 December 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
Xocalı soyqırımında olduğu kimi Qazax rayonunun Bağanıs Ayrım kəndində Dədəş Əsliyevin 4 nəfərdən ibarət ailə üzvü və 3 nəfər kənd sakini ermənilər tərəfindən diri-diri yandırılmışdır.
- ^ Harutyunyan, Sargis; Danielyan, Emil. "Armenia-Azerbaijan Border 'Calm' After Deadly Clashes". azatutyun.am. RFE/RL. Archived from the original on 5 August 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
...the border between Armenia's northern Tavush province and the Tovuz district in Azerbaijan, the scene of the clashes.
- ^ Hayden, Jones (2024-04-20). "Armenia agrees to return 4 villages to Azerbaijan". Politico Europe. Axel Springer SE. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
- ^ Samadov (www.anarsamadov.net), Anar. "Population". The State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
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