Khazar raion

The Caspian or Khazar raion (Azerbaijani: Xəzər) is one of the 12 rayonlar in Baku, Azerbaijan. It has a population of 170,400.

Xəzər
Water reservoir in Qala
Xəzər
Coordinates: 40°27′23″N 50°06′56″E
Country Azerbaijan
CityBaku
Population
 (2010)
  Total240,000
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)
  Summer (DST)UTC+5 (AZT)

Name

Before being renamed by the decision of the Parliament of Azerbaijan on May 11, 2010, the raion was called Azizbekov (Azerbaijani: Əzizbəyov) after Meshadi Azizbekov.[1]

Municipalities

The raion contains the municipalities of Binə, Buzovna, Çilov-Neft Daşları, Gürgən-Pirallahı, Mərdəkan, Qala, Şağan, Şüvəlan, Türkan, and Zirə.

See also

References

  1. ƏZİZBƏYOV XƏZƏR OLDU Archived 2010-05-14 at the Wayback Machine (in Azerbaijani)
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