Khazar raion
Appearance
(Redirected from Əzizbəyov, Baku)
Xəzər | |
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![]() Overhead pedestrian crossing on Mardakan-Zughulba highway | |
Coordinates: 40°27′23″N 50°06′56″E / 40.45639°N 50.11556°E | |
Country | ![]() |
City | Baku |
Government | |
• Mayor | Elshan Salahov |
Population (2010)[citation needed] | |
• Total | 240,000 |
Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+4 (AZT) |
The Khazar raion (Azerbaijani: Xəzər rayonu) is one of the 12 rayonlar in Baku, Azerbaijan. It has a population of 170,400.
Name
[edit]Before being renamed by the decision of the Parliament of Azerbaijan on May 11, 2010, the raion was called Azizbekov (Azerbaijani: Əzizbəyov) after Meshadi Azizbekov.[1]
Municipalities
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Qala_Reservoir.jpg/220px-Qala_Reservoir.jpg)
The raion contains the municipalities of Binə, Buzovna, Çilov-Neft Daşları, Gürgən-Pirallahı, Mərdəkan, Qala, Şağan, Şüvəlan, Türkan, and Zirə.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ ƏZİZBƏYOV XƏZƏR OLDU Archived 2010-05-14 at the Wayback Machine (in Azerbaijani)