Ordubad is the second largest town and a municipality of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan

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. It is the capital of the Ordubad rayon

Ordubad (rayon)

Ordubad is a rayon of Azerbaijan in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic. Ordubad Rayon, was established in 1930. In 1963 it was incorporated in Julfa Rayon. However Ordubad Rayon was reestablished in 1965. Its capital city of the same name is the second largest town in Nakhchivan. In addition...

. It has a population of 10,372.

The closest railway station is Ordubad and distance to Nakhchivan city is 88 km. Ordubad in its current capacity of a town was founded in the 18th century. The town is divided into five districts:

• Ambaras
• Kurdtatal
• Mingis
• Sar sheher
• Uch

History

Ordubad was once an important regional stop on the Silk Road trade route. It thus contains unique architecture situated on both sides of the Ordubadchay River.

World Heritage Status

This site was added to the UNESCO

UNESCO

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 World Heritage Tentative List on October 24, 2001 in the Cultural category.

Notable natives

• Ismail Ibrahimov — scientist, Hero of Socialist Labor
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• Mammed Said Ordubadi
  Mammed Said Ordubadi
  Mammad Said Ordubadi was Azerbaijani writer, poet, playwright and journalist.He was initially educated at religious school, medrese, and later studied at Mahammad Sidgi's secular school "Əxtər"...
  
   — writer.
• Najafgulu Rafiyev — Hero of the Soviet Union
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• Novruz Rizayev — People's Commissar of Internal Affairs of Azerbaijan SSR (1927-1929).
• Victor Cherokov  — Soviet military commander, Vice Admiral.
• Yusif Mamedaliyev — chemist, founder of petrochemical science in Azerbaijan.

External links

• Encyclopedia Iranica. Ordubad.