Göytəpə, Jalilabad Explained

Göytəpə
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Azerbaijan
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Azerbaijan
Subdivision Type1:Rayon
Subdivision Name1:Jalilabad
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:15500
Population Footnotes:[1]
Timezone:AZT
Utc Offset:+4
Utc Offset Dst:+5
Coordinates:39.1167°N 48.5953°W

Göytəpə (also, Goytepe, Göytäpä, Prišib, Prishib, Prishibinsk,[2] Prishibinskoe, and Prishibinskoye) — is a city and the most populous municipality, except for the capital Cəlilabad, in the Jalilabad Rayon of Azerbaijan. It has a population of 15,500. Renamed in 1992, 'Göytəpə' in Azeri means "Blue Hill."

Notable natives

Wildlife

The Caspian tiger used to be found in the Caucasus, before the end of the 20th century. In particular, an 'immense' tiger was killed in Prishibinsk, as Heptner and Sludskii (1972) called it, in 1899.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. 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
  2. Book: Heptner, V. G. . Sludskij, A. A. . 1972 . 1992 . Mlekopitajuščie Sovetskogo Soiuza. Moskva: Vysšaia Škola . Mammals of the Soviet Union. Volume II, Part 2. Carnivora (Hyaenas and Cats) . Smithsonian Institution and the National Science Foundation . Washington DC . 1–732.
  3. Web site: Mursalov Vugar Mirazbar oglu. milliqahraman.az.