Aghjabadi Explained
| Aghjabadi |
| Native Name: | Ağcabədi |
| Pushpin Map: | Azerbaijan#Karabakh |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
| Coordinates: | 40.0528°N 47.4614°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Azerbaijan |
| Subdivision Type1: | District |
| Subdivision Name1: | Aghjabadi |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | 1962 |
| Established Title1: | City status |
| Established Date1: | 1965 |
| Elevation M: | 16 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 43,000[2] |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Timezone: | AZT |
| Utc Offset: | +4 |
| Postal Code Type: | AZ 0400 |
| Postal Code: | Postal code |
| Area Code: | +994 113 |
| Registration Plate: | 04 |
Aghjabadi (Azerbaijani: Ağcabədi) is a city in and the capital of the Aghjabadi District of Azerbaijan. It is situated in central Azerbaijan.
Etymology
In Armenian, the city was historically known as Beghamej .[3]
Notable natives
- Uzeyir Hajibeyov — composer. He is recognized as the father of Azerbaijani classical music and opera. Hajibeyov composed music for the national anthem of Azerbaijan and the state anthem of Azerbaijan SSR. He is the first Muslim author of an opera; People's Artist of USSR (1948).
- Vilayat Guliyev — Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan (1999–2004).[4]
Twin towns
Notes and References
- http://world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=&men=gcis&lng=en&des=wg&geo=-26&srt=npan&col=abcdefghinoq&msz=1500&pt=c&va=x World Gazetteer: Azerbaijan
- http://agcabedi-ih.gov.az/az/page/12.html The population of Aghjabadi
- News: By order of Aliyev, the administrative division of Azerbaijan has been changed . aztagdaily.
- News: Azərbaycanın Xarici İşlər Nazirləri . Azərbaycan Respublikası Xarici İşlər Nazirliyi. ru.
