Şəfəq, Goranboy Explained

Şəfəq
Native Name:Shafag
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Azerbaijan
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Azerbaijan
Subdivision Type1:District
Subdivision Name1:Goranboy
Population Total:709
Timezone:AZT
Utc Offset:+4
Coordinates:40.4519°N 46.6422°W
Area Code:22

Şəfəq ; The former name of the village was Mollavaladli. The settlement was built by families belonging to the mollavaladli (mollaushagi) generation. In 1930, the name of the village was changed and officially called Shafaq. Oykonim reflects faith in "bright" life, future.

The village is located at the foot of the Murovdag mountain range (Lesser Caucasus), at an altitude of 678 meters above sea level. The village had an Azerbaijani majority