Shuvalan Explained

Şüvəlan
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Azerbaijan
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Azerbaijan
Subdivision Type1:City
Subdivision Name1:Baku
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Xəzər-Khazar
Population Total:14992
Timezone:AZT
Utc Offset:+4
Utc Offset Dst:+5
Coordinates:40.4889°N 50.2069°W

Şüvəlan is a settlement and municipality in Baku, Azerbaijan. It has a population of 14,992. The population origin comes mostly from a settlement of Qala, Azerbaijan.

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History

According to the old generation, an ancient times people in Qala, used Shuvalan as pasture for the animals: sheep, cows and horses. Then later on they moved to Shuvalan because the vegetation potential and due to cold weather in winter times in Qala.

Modern Structures

Shuvelan Park, one of the shopping malls in Azerbaijan.

Notable natives

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ахундов Рухулла Али оглы. Great Soviet Encyclopedia.