This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Golden (talk | contribs) at 17:12, 15 November 2020 (→Armenian control: change wording per UN; PACE; OSCE documents). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.
Revision as of 17:12, 15 November 2020 by Golden (talk | contribs) (→Armenian control: change wording per UN; PACE; OSCE documents)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff) District of Azerbaijan Rayon in Azerbaijan| Jabrayil District Cəbrayıl rayonu | |
|---|---|
| Rayon | |
 Map of Azerbaijan showing Jabrayil Rayon | |
| Country |  Azerbaijan |
| Capital | Jabrayil |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,050 km (410 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 434 m (1,424 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 59,101 |
| Demonym | Jabrayilly |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
| Postal code | AZ1400 |
| Area code | +994 26 |
| ISO 3166 code | AZ-CAB |
| Vehicle registration | 14 AZ |
| Website | www |
Jabrayil District (Template:Lang-az) is located in the south-western part of the Republic of Azerbaijan, on the Minor Caucasus Mountains. It borders by the Islamic Republic of Iran to the south, Zangilan District to the southwest, Qubadli District to the west, Khojavend District to the north and Fuzuli District to the east.
Etymology
The name of Jabrayil was taken from the name of the village Jabrayil that was the centre of the region. Father Jabrayil, who was the founder of the village Jabrayil, was one of the closes of the ruler by name Sultan Ahmed who lived in VIII century and the territories between Zuyaret Mountain and the river Araz belonged to Father Jabrayil and his sons.
History
Armenian occupation
The territory was occupied by Armenian forces on August 23, 1993, during the Nagorno-Karabakh War and was administrated as a part of Hadrut Province of the self-proclaimed Nagorno-Karabakh Republic except the village of Çocuq Mərcanlı, was liberated on January 6, 1994, during Operation Horadiz. This village was provisional centre of this district until liberation of Jabrayil on October 9, 2020.
The region with 1,050 square km area, including 72 secondary schools, 8 hospitals, 5 mosques, 2 museums, 120 historic monuments, 149 cultural centers and about 100 villages remained in the area have been totally destroyed.
Return to Azerbaijani control
In the context of the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, on October 9, 2020, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence announced the recapture of the district's central town, Jabrayil, from Armenian forces. On October 20, 2020, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev announced the recapture of Safarsha, Hesengaydi, Fuganli, Imambaghi, Dash Veysalli, Aghtepe, Yarakhmedli villages of Jabrayil district. On October 21-22, 2020, 9 more villages of the district were recaptured according to Azerbaijani sources.
Administrative structure
According to the State Statistics Committee of Azerbaijan Republic as of 2013, there is 1 city, 4 settlements and 92 villages in the district which has a territory of 1050 km.
Demographics
| Year | Population | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1897 | 66,360 | — |
| 1926 | 75,371 | +13.6% |
| 1939 | 23,502 | −68.8% |
| 1959 | 26,377 | +12.2% |
| 1970 | 37,227 | +41.1% |
| 1979 | 43,047 | +15.6% |
| 1989 | 49,156 | +14.2% |
| 1999 | 59,318 | +20.7% |
| 2009 | 70,585 | +19.0% |
| Note: Population size may be affected by changes in administrative divisions. Source: www | ||
At the time of the official 1979 Census, the ethnic makeup of the district's population whose ethnicity was known (43,047 people) was:
- Azerbaijanis: 42,415 (98.5%)
- Russians: 434 (1%)
- Armenians: 41 (0.1%)
- Others: 157 (0.4%)
Notable natives
- Ashiq Qurbani (1477-1???) — was an Azerbaijani poet and folk singer
- Ashiq Peri (1811-1847) — was an Azerbaijani poet and folk singer
See also
References
- "Jabrayil". virtualkarabakh.az.
- "Cəbrayıl şəhərində Azərbaycan Bayrağı dalğalanır - VİDEO" (in Azerbaijani). Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan. 9 October 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- "President Ilham Aliyev: Zangilan city and 6 villages of the district, 18 villages of Fuzuli, Jabrayil, and Khojavand districts were liberated". State News Agency of Azerbaijan. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "President Ilham Aliyev: Azerbaijani Army liberated 3 villages of Fuzuli district, 5 villages of Jabrayil district". State News Agency of Azerbaijan. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "President Ilham Aliyev: Azerbaijani Army liberated 3 villages of Fuzuli district, 4 villages of Jabrayil district". MINISTRY OF DEFENCE OF THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN. Retrieved 2020-10-22.
- Azərbaycan Respublikasının Dövlət Statistika Komitəsi: İnzibati ərazi bölgüsü təsnifatının qüvvədə olan variantı (CƏBRAYIL RAYONU – 60500001)
- "население азербайджана". www.ethno-kavkaz.narod.ru. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
External links
39°18′N 47°00′E / 39.300°N 47.000°E / 39.300; 47.000
 | This Jabrayil Rayon location article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. |