Aghjabadi
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Aghjabadi
Ağcabədi | |
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 Agjabedi Olympic Complex | |
  Aghjabadi Location within Azerbaijan  Aghjabadi Location within Karabakh Economic Region | |
| Coordinates: 40°03′10″N 47°27′41″E / 40.05278°N 47.46139°E | |
| Country | Azerbaijan |
| District | Aghjabadi |
| Founded | 1962 |
| City status | 1965 |
| Elevation | 16 m (52 ft) |
| Population (2020)[1] | |
• Total | 43,000[2] |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
| AZ 0400 | Postal code |
| Area code | +994 113 |
| Vehicle registration | 04 |
| Website | agcabedi-ih |
Aghjabadi (Azerbaijani: Ağcabədi) is a city in and the capital of the Aghjabadi District of Azerbaijan. It is situated in central Azerbaijan.
Etymology
[edit source]In Armenian, the city is known as Beghamej (Armenian: Բեղամէջ, romanized: Beġamēǰ).[3] In Azerbaijani, the city is known as Aghjabadi (Azerbaijani: Ağcabədi) which means "large settlement" ("aghja" – large, "badi" – residence, settlement).
Notable natives
[edit source]- Uzeyir Hajibeyov — composer. He is recognized as the father of Azerbaijani classical music and opera. Hajibeyov composed music for the national anthem of Azerbaijan and the state anthem of Azerbaijan SSR. He is the first Muslim author of an opera; People's Artist of USSR (1948).
- Vilayat Guliyev — Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan (1999–2004).[4]
Twin towns
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References
[edit source]- ↑ World Gazetteer: Azerbaijan [dead link] – World-Gazetteer.com
- ↑ The population of Aghjabadi
- ↑ "By order of Aliyev, the administrative division of Azerbaijan has been changed". aztagdaily.
- ↑ "Azərbaycanın Xarici İşlər Nazirləri" (in Russian). Azərbaycan Respublikası Xarici İşlər Nazirliyi.
External links
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