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'''Katex''' [Katekh] (also, '''Gədıx''' [gyadıkh], '''Katekh''', and '''Katekhi'''; {{lang-av|КIатIихъ}}) is a village at the foot of the [[Caucasian Mountains]] and the most populous municipality, except for the capital [[Balakən]], in the [[Balakan Rayon]] of [[Azerbaijan]]. The village (კატეხი in [[Georgian Language|Georgian]]) and its [[Katekhi Church|church]] are mentioned by Catholicos of [[Kingdom of Georgia|Georgia]] [[Melchizedek I of Georgia|Melchizedek]] in 1020<ref>თედო ჟორდანია, "ქრონიკები და სხვა მასალა საქართველოს ისტორიისა და მწერლობისა", წიგნი II, ტფილისი, 1897, p. 33</ref>. The village for short period in 1918-1921 was the part of the [[Georgian Democratic Republic]].
'''Katex''' [Katekh] (also, '''Gədıx''' [gyadıkh], '''Katekh''', and '''Katekhi'''; {{lang-av|КIатIихъ}}) is a village at the foot of the [[Caucasian Mountains]] and the most populous municipality, except for the capital [[Balakən]], in the [[Balakan Rayon]] of [[Azerbaijan]]. The village (კატეხი [k'ɑt'ɛxɪ] in [[Georgian Language|Georgian]]) and its [[Katekhi Church|church]] are mentioned by Catholicos of [[Kingdom of Georgia|Georgia]] [[Melchizedek I of Georgia|Melchizedek]] in 1020<ref>თედო ჟორდანია, "ქრონიკები და სხვა მასალა საქართველოს ისტორიისა და მწერლობისა", წიგნი II, ტფილისი, 1897, p. 33</ref>. The village for short period in 1918-1921 was the part of the [[Georgian Democratic Republic]].


[[Zagatala State Reserve]] at the north of the village is a popular tourist destination, and has the picturesque waterfall Katex, a local favourite spot.
[[Zagatala State Reserve]] at the north of the village is a popular tourist destination, and has the picturesque waterfall Katex, a local favourite spot.

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Katex
Municipality
Katex is located in Azerbaijan
Katex
Katex
Coordinates: 41°38′40″N 46°32′32″E / 41.64444°N 46.54222°E / 41.64444; 46.54222
Country Azerbaijan
RayonBalakan
Population
 • Total7,432
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+5 (AZT)

Katex [Katekh] (also, Gədıx [gyadıkh], Katekh, and Katekhi; Template:Lang-av) is a village at the foot of the Caucasian Mountains and the most populous municipality, except for the capital Balakən, in the Balakan Rayon of Azerbaijan. The village (კატეხი [k'ɑt'ɛxɪ] in Georgian) and its church are mentioned by Catholicos of Georgia Melchizedek in 1020[1]. The village for short period in 1918-1921 was the part of the Georgian Democratic Republic.

Zagatala State Reserve at the north of the village is a popular tourist destination, and has the picturesque waterfall Katex, a local favourite spot.

Street Geybulla (in local dialect Gayvalı) is a 17th-century mosque, which served as a warehouse in Soviet times for storing various agricultural products such as tobacco leaves and grain.

Katekh also is a home to Sofu Baba Pir, a sacred destination situated at the entrance to the village, which is said to be a burial place of a Sufi sheikh. The local population still practices modified zikr (dhikr) of Naqshbandi order during local and family festivities.

The village has a population of 7,432. The municipality consists of the villages of Katex and Beretbinə.[2]

References

  1. ^ თედო ჟორდანია, "ქრონიკები და სხვა მასალა საქართველოს ისტორიისა და მწერლობისა", წიგნი II, ტფილისი, 1897, p. 33
  2. ^ "Belediyye Informasiya Sistemi" (in Azerbaijani). Archived from the original on September 24, 2008.