Jabrayil
Cəbrayil | |
|---|---|
City & Municipality | |
| Coordinates: 39°24′00″N 47°01′34″E / 39.40000°N 47.02611°E | |
| de jure Country |  Azerbaijan |
| de jure Rayon | Jabrayil |
| Established | 1980 |
| Elevation | 569 m (1,867 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 9,400 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AMT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+5 (AMT) |
Cəbrayıl (English: Jabrayil) is a city in Azerbaijan and capital of the Jabrayil Rayon. Since 1993, it has been occupied by Armenian forces.
History
According to the Russian Empire Census in 1897 Cəbrayil was a village with a population of 520, 186 were Azerbaijanis, and 76 were Russians.[1]
Notable natives
- Jamil Ahmadov – Hero of the Soviet Union.[2]
- Teymur Guliyev – Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars (1937–1953) and the Council of Ministers of Azerbaijan SSR (1953–1954).[3]
- Ramil Safarov – An Azerbaijani army officer convicted of murdering an Armenian soldier in Hungary.
References
- ^ Первая всеобщая перепись населения Российской Империи, 1897 г. т.63 Елисаветопольская губерния. Н.А.Тройницкий, С.-Петербург, 1904. стр. 138
- ^ "Ахмедов Джамил Мамед оглы". Heroes of the country.
- ^ "Кулиев Теймур Имам Кули оглы". Справочник по истории Коммунистической партии и Советского Союза 1898 - 1991.
External links
- Jabrayil at GEOnet Names Server
- World Gazetteer: Azerbaijan – World-Gazetteer.com
