Goychay (city)
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Coordinates: 40°39′11″N 47°44′26″E / 40.65306°N 47.74056°E
| Goychay Göyçay |
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| — City & Municipality — | |
  Goychay
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| Coordinates: 40°39′11″N 47°44′26″E / 40.65306°N 47.74056°E | |
| Country |  Azerbaijan |
| Rayon | Goychay |
| Population (2008)[1] | |
| - Total | 36,720 |
| Time zone | AZT (UTC+4) |
| - Summer (DST) | AZT (UTC+5) |
Goychay (also, Göyçay, Gekchai, Geokchai, Geokchay, Geoktschai, Geokčaj, Geychay, and Göychay) is a city and municipality in and the capital of the Goychay Rayon of Azerbaijan. The municipality includes the city of Goychay and the nearby village of Qızılqaya.[2]
As of December 2004 the urban population was 35,344[3]
Concerted settlement dates back to the late 1850s following the devastating 1859 earthquake in Shemakha, though the town was only officially incorporated as such in 1916[4].
[edit] External resources
Map of Goychay [1]
[edit] References
- ^ World Gazetteer: Azerbaijan – World-Gazetteer.com
- ^ Belediyye Informasiya Sistemi
- ^ Goychay
- ^ Goychay
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