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| District | |
 Map of Azerbaijan showing Jabrayil District | |
| Country |  Azerbaijan |
| Region | East Zangezur |
| Established | 8 August 1930 |
| Capital | Jabrayil (nominal) Jojug Marjanly (de facto) |
| Settlements | 93 |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Kamal Hasanov |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,050 km (410 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 81,700 (nominal) |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
| Postal code | 1400 |
| Website | cabrail-ih |
Jabrayil District (Template:Lang-az) is one of the 66 districts of Azerbaijan. It is located in the south-west of the country and belongs to the East Zangezur Economic Region. The district borders the districts of Khojavend, Fuzuli, Qubadli, Zangilan, and the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Its capital is Jabrayil, however since the city is completely ruined following its occupation by ethnic Armenian forces, the current de facto capital is Jojug Marjanly until Jabrayil is rebuilt. As of 2020, the district had a nominal population of 81,700.
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
Father Jabrayil was one of the close relatives of a ruler named Sultan Ahmed who lived in the 8th century, and the territories from Mount Ziyarat to the Aras River belonged to Father Gabriel and his children. In the north of Jabrayil village, this mausoleum known as "Father Jabrayil" is 4.5 meters long, 2.4 meters wide, and 1.8 meters high. According to other sources and information, the toponym Jabrayil is related to the name of the angel Gabriel(Jabrayil), who is the closest to God in Islam. The word Gabriel means "servant of God" in Arabic. In the 10th-11th centuries (971-1086) the territory of Jabrayil belonged to the Shaddadi state, in the 13th-14th centuries to the Hulaku state, from the 14th century (from 1387) to the Teimuris, from the 15th century (from 1412) to the Qara Qoyunlu state, 1478 of the same century of the Aq Qoyunlu state from 1502, of the Safavid state from the beginning of 1502 It was part of the Karabakh Khanate from the second half of the 18th century and the beginning of the 19th century. In 1841, Jabrayil territory was assigned to Khazar Province, whose center is Shamakhi, and in 1846, to Shusha District. Jabrayil was also famous for cocoon weaving and carpet weaving. On August 8, 1930, Jabrayil district was established with Jabrayil village as its center. The area of the region within its current boundaries is 1050 km²
Armenian occupation
The territory was occupied by Armenian forces on August 23, 1993, during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War. It was administrated as a part of Hadrut Province of the self-proclaimed Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, save for the village of Jojug Marjanly, which was recaptured on January 6, 1994 during Operation Horadiz. This village was the provisional centre of this district until the recapture of Jabrayil in 2020.
The region with 1,050 square km area, including 72 secondary schools, eight hospitals, five mosques, two museums, 120 historic monuments, 149 cultural centres and about 100 villages that remained in the area were 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. In November 2020, Azerishiq announced that it had begun supplying electricity to the district.
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 1979 Soviet 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
- "İnzibati-ərazi vahidləri" (PDF). preslib.az. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- ^ "Population of Azerbaijan". stat.gov.az. State Statistics Committee. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- "Azərbaycan Respublikasında iqtisadi rayonların yeni bölgüsü haqqında Azərbaycan Respublikası Prezidentinin Fərmanı » Azərbaycan Prezidentinin Rəsmi internet səhifəsi". president.az.
- "Jabrayil". virtualkarabakh.az. Archived from the original on 2020-12-14. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
- "Cəbrayıl şəhərində Azərbaycan Bayrağı dalğalanır – VİDEO" (in Azerbaijani). Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan. 9 October 2020. Archived from the original on 10 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. Archived from the original on 2020-10-20. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
- "President Ilham Aliyev: Azerbaijani Army liberated 3 villages of Fuzuli district, 5 villages of Jabrayil district". State News Agency of Azerbaijan. Archived from the original on 2020-10-24. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
- "President Ilham Aliyev: Azerbaijani Army liberated 3 villages of Fuzuli district, 4 villages of Jabrayil district". MINISTRY OF DEFENCE OF THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN. Archived from the original on 2020-10-26. Retrieved 2020-10-22.
- "Свет Азербайджана уже горит в Шуше (ВИДЕО)". vestikavkaza.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2020-11-22. Retrieved 2020-11-19.
- Azərbaycan Respublikasının Dövlət Statistika Komitəsi: İnzibati ərazi bölgüsü təsnifatının qüvvədə olan variantı (CƏBRAYIL RAYONU – 60500001 Archived 2017-01-26 at the Wayback Machine)
- "население азербайджана". www.ethno-kavkaz.narod.ru. Archived from the original on 28 March 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
External links
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