Ələsgərli, Shamkir Explained

Ələsgərli
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Azerbaijan
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Azerbaijan
Subdivision Type1:Rayon
Subdivision Name1:Shamkir
Population Total:880
Timezone:AZT
Utc Offset:+4
Utc Offset Dst:+5
Coordinates:40.8183°N 45.7711°W

Ələsgərli is a village and municipality in the Shamkir Rayon of Azerbaijan. It has a population of 880. The municipality consists of the villages of Ələsgərli and Kamandar.[1] Until 1990, just before Azerbaijan's independence, the village was known officially as Badakənd, and more colloquially as Bado.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Belediyye Informasiya Sistemi . https://web.archive.org/web/20080924083213/http://www.belediyye.org/index.php?con=qanun&bkod=3637 . September 24, 2008 . Azerbaijani.
  2. Azerbaijan, The Mark Elliott Guide, TEAS Press, 5th edition, 2018, p326