Goygol (city)
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Goygol is a city and municipality in and the capital of the Goygol Rayon in northwestern Azerbaijan
. It is about 10 km south of Ganja
, Azerbaijan's second largest city. The city of Goygol has a population of 19,000 (est, 2008). The municipality includes the city of Goygol and the village of Qızılqaya
.
. An extensive cemetery was excavated in the 1990s, with many bronze weapons (swords, daggers, axes), some jewelry (rings, bracelets, necklaces), and clay black dishes with the geometric designs, some of which are on display at the local museum.
The city of Goygol was founded as Helenendorf in 1819 by Germans from Württemberg
, brought as a colony under orders of Czar Alexander
to help settle the region that had just been acquired from Persia
under the Treaty of Gulistan of 1813.
The German population was deported, 1935–1941, to Siberia on Stalin's orders. Traces of the German settlement can be seen in the school buildings and the parish church.
The town was renamed to Khanlar in 1938 in honor of the Azerbaijani
labor organizer Khanlar Safaraliyev
. It was renamed in 2008 after a nearby lake, Göygöl
.
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...
. It is about 10 km south of Ganja
Ganja, Azerbaijan
Ganja is Azerbaijan's second-largest city with a population of around 313,300. It was named Yelizavetpol in the Russian Empire period. The city regained its original name—Ganja—from 1920–1935 during the first part of its incorporation into the Soviet Union. However, its name was changed again and...
, Azerbaijan's second largest city. The city of Goygol has a population of 19,000 (est, 2008). The municipality includes the city of Goygol and the village of Qızılqaya
Qizilqaya, Goygol
Qızılqaya is a village in the municipality of Goygol in the Goygol Rayon of Azerbaijan.-External links:...
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History
There was a settlement here as early as the Bronze AgeBronze Age
The Bronze Age is a period characterized by the use of copper and its alloy bronze as the chief hard materials in the manufacture of some implements and weapons. Chronologically, it stands between the Stone Age and Iron Age...
. An extensive cemetery was excavated in the 1990s, with many bronze weapons (swords, daggers, axes), some jewelry (rings, bracelets, necklaces), and clay black dishes with the geometric designs, some of which are on display at the local museum.
The city of Goygol was founded as Helenendorf in 1819 by Germans from Württemberg
Württemberg
Württemberg , formerly known as Wirtemberg or Wurtemberg, is an area and a former state in southwestern Germany, including parts of the regions Swabia and Franconia....
, brought as a colony under orders of Czar Alexander
Alexander I of Russia
Alexander I of Russia , served as Emperor of Russia from 23 March 1801 to 1 December 1825 and the first Russian King of Poland from 1815 to 1825. He was also the first Russian Grand Duke of Finland and Lithuania....
to help settle the region that had just been acquired from Persia
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
under the Treaty of Gulistan of 1813.
The German population was deported, 1935–1941, to Siberia on Stalin's orders. Traces of the German settlement can be seen in the school buildings and the parish church.
The town was renamed to Khanlar in 1938 in honor of the Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani people
The Azerbaijanis are a Turkic-speaking people living mainly in northwestern Iran and the Republic of Azerbaijan, as well as in the neighbourhood states, Georgia, Russia and formerly Armenia. Commonly referred to as Azeris or Azerbaijani Turks , they also live in a wider area from the Caucasus to...
labor organizer Khanlar Safaraliyev
Khanlar Safaraliyev
Khanlar Safaraliyev was an Azerbaijani oil field worker, labor organizer, and Moslem social democrat. In 1907, he helped lead a successful strike at the Baku oil fields. Subsequently, he was shot by an assassin, Jafar , and died several days later...
. It was renamed in 2008 after a nearby lake, Göygöl
Lake Goygol
Göygöl is a natural impounded lake in Azerbaijan. It is situated at the footsteps of Murovdag, not far from Ganja.-History:Due to an earthquake which hit the area on 25 September 1139, parts of the Kapaz Mount collapsed and blocked the path of the Kürəkçay River...
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