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Məlhəm

Coordinates: 40°41′30″N 48°37′50″E / 40.69167°N 48.63056°E / 40.69167; 48.63056
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Məlhəm
Municipality
Məlhəm is located in Azerbaijan
Məlhəm
Məlhəm
Coordinates: 40°41′30″N 48°37′50″E / 40.69167°N 48.63056°E / 40.69167; 48.63056
Country Azerbaijan
RayonShamakhi
Population
 • Total1,378
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+5 (AZT)

Məlhəm (also, Mel’gam and Mel’kham) is a village and municipality in the Shamakhi Rayon of Azerbaijan. It has a population of 1,378.

Khaqani was born in this village.

Part of the village residents are Tats and they speak the Tat language, which belongs to the Iranian language group. Due to the economic difficulties that arose after the collapse of the USSR, a large number of rural residents migrated, especially to Russia. The population of the village is 1347, of which 687 are men and 660 are women. [1]

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Khaqani