Quba
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Administrative divisions of Azerbaijan
Politically, Azerbaijan is divided into:*59 districts ,*11 cities ,*1 autonomous republic , which itself contains:**7 districts**1 city...
in northeastern Azerbaijan
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...
. The capital (Quba
Quba (city)
Quba is a city in and the capital of the Quba Rayon of Azerbaijan...
) is located on the Kudyal River at 41.37°N, 48.50°E.
The fertile region surrounding Quba is best known for its production of apple
Apple
The apple is the pomaceous fruit of the apple tree, species Malus domestica in the rose family . It is one of the most widely cultivated tree fruits, and the most widely known of the many members of genus Malus that are used by humans. Apple grow on small, deciduous trees that blossom in the spring...
s and the city area of Quba is known for its fine carpet
Carpet
A carpet is a textile floor covering consisting of an upper layer of "pile" attached to a backing. The pile is generally either made from wool or a manmade fibre such as polypropylene,nylon or polyester and usually consists of twisted tufts which are often heat-treated to maintain their...
s.
Demographics
- Azeris 78% (111.540)
- LezginsLezginsThe Lezgians are an ethnic group living predominantly in southern Dagestan and northeastern Azerbaijan and who speak the Lezgian language.- Historical concept :While ancient Greek historians, including Herodotus, Strabo, and Pliny the Elder, referred...
16% (22.800) - JewsJewsThe Jews , also known as the Jewish people, are a nation and ethnoreligious group originating in the Israelites or Hebrews of the Ancient Near East. The Jewish ethnicity, nationality, and religion are strongly interrelated, as Judaism is the traditional faith of the Jewish nation...
4%(5.720) - Other 2%(2.860)
Languages
- AzeriAzerbaijani languageAzerbaijani or Azeri or Torki is a language belonging to the Turkic language family, spoken in southwestern Asia by the Azerbaijani people, primarily in Azerbaijan and northwestern Iran...
- Lezgi
- KhinalugKhinalug languageKhinalug is a Northeast Caucasian language spoken by about 1,500 people in the villages of Khinalug and Gülüstan in the mountains of Quba Rayon, northern Azerbaijan...
- JuhuriJuhuri languageJuhuri, Juwuri or Judæo-Tat is a form of the Tat language and is the traditional language of the Mountain Jews of the eastern Caucasus Mountains, especially Azerbaijan and Dagestan, now mainly spoken in Israel....
(Judeo-Tat)
General information
| General information | |
|---|---|
| Total territory, [km2] | 2610.00 |
| Total number of population | 143100 |
| Number of villages | 155 |
| Number of settlements | 2 |
| Number of hospitals and medical enterprises | 16 |
| Number of culture centers | 194 |
Names of cities and big settlements
- QubaQuba (city)Quba is a city in and the capital of the Quba Rayon of Azerbaijan...
(city)- Qırmızı Qəsəbə (settlement)
- Qonaqkənd (municipality and village)
- QarovulüstüQarovulüstüQarovulüstü is a village in the Quba Rayon of Azerbaijan. The village forms part of the municipality of Qonaqkənd....
(village) - XaşıXasiXaşı is a village in the Quba Rayon of Azerbaijan. The village forms part of the municipality of Qonaqkənd....
(village)
- Qarovulüstü
Names of border districts, countries and territories
Ismailly, ShamakhiShamakhi
Shamakhi or Shamakhy is a rayon of the Republic of Azerbaijan, and a town in the rayon. It is the historical center of the region of Shirvan.The town is west of Baku. It has more than 20,000 inhabitants, among them Azerbaijanis and Russians...
, Gabala
Gabala
Gabala can be either of the following:* Gabala , a genus of nolid moths* Gabala, a town in Angola* The Spanish languageIt also is a variant spelling of:* Jabala, a Christian city in Syria during the Middle Ages...
, Gusar
Gusar
Gusar is a riverside town in north-west Tajikistan. It is located in Sughd province. -External links:*...
, Khachmaz
Khachmaz
Khachmaz is a city in Northeastern Azerbaijan's Khachmaz region. It is located about 10 km from the Caspian Sea, below Khudat, and to the east of Quba. It is located at 41-28N, 48-48E at an elevation of 27m. Khachmaz is 170 kilometres north of the capital Baku...
, Devechi, Khizi
Khizi
Khizi is the least-populous rayon of Azerbaijan. Its capital is the village of Xızı. The rayon has a remarkable variety of landscapes. On the flat Caspian coast there are irrigated cattle and chicken-breeding lowlands around Shurabad. West of Giläzi, the Xızı road climbs gently through stripily...
History
Quba rose to prominence in the 18th century. In 1747, Nadir Shah ruler of the Persian Empire was assassinated. That same year, Hussein-Ali, the Shah's designated ruler of the region, decided to attempt to unify the Azeri khanates as an independent kingdom. One of his first moves was moving his capital from the less defensible Xudat in the CaspianCaspian Sea
The Caspian Sea is the largest enclosed body of water on Earth by area, variously classed as the world's largest lake or a full-fledged sea. The sea has a surface area of and a volume of...
lowlands to Quba where he built a fortress. Hussein-Ali died in 1757 and his son Fatali Khan carried on the expansion with Quba reaping the riches of its status as the capital. Some ruins from this period, such as Çirax Qala
Çirax Qala
Chirag Gala, also spelled Çiraq Qala or Çirax Qala, which means lamp castle in Azerbaijani is a ruined ancient fortress overlooking the Caspian coastal plains north of Baku in Azerbaijan. Its located on the top of a mountain, in the Guba Forest...
on the way to Baku
Baku
Baku , sometimes spelled as Baki or Bakou, is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. It is located on the southern shore of the Absheron Peninsula, which projects into the Caspian Sea. The city consists of two principal...
, exist today.
However, upon Fatali Khan's death in 1789, the city's fortunes began to turn. In 1806, the khanate was occupied and soon absorbed by the Russian Empire
Russian Empire
The Russian Empire was a state that existed from 1721 until the Russian Revolution of 1917. It was the successor to the Tsardom of Russia and the predecessor of the Soviet Union...
. As a result the city fell into the background of Azerbaijani history and politics.
The city is home to several historic buildings, including the Juma Mosque (Cuma Məscid or Friday Mosque), Ardabil Mosque (Ərdəbil Məscid) and old hamman (baths).
The region is home to Azerbaijan's largest community of Mountain Jews
Mountain Jews
Highland Jews, Mountain Jews or Kavkazi Jews also known as Juvuro or Juhuro, are Jews of the eastern Caucasus, mainly of Azerbaijan and Dagestan. They are also known as Caucasus Jews, Caucasian Jews, or less commonly East Caucasian Jews, because the majority of these Jews settled the eastern part...
in the community of Qırmızı Qəsəbə (also known as Krasnaya Sloboda in Russian), located just across the river from Quba City.
Information on historical and architectural monuments
Ancient Guba contains at least 134 historical and archeological monuments. These include the temple of Fire-worshippers near Khynalyg village, tombs of Aghbil village dating back to the 16th century, the Mosques Sakinekhanum, Hadjy Djafar and Djuma of Guba which dates back to the 19th century, and the Gumbezli bath house.The district also has a bust of the state official A.A. Bakikhanov, the monument of great poet Samed Vurghun and a statue of The Unknown Soldier, dedicated to the memory of those killed in the Great Patriotic War.
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Noted residents
- Abbasgulu BakikhanovAbbasgulu BakikhanovAbbasgulu Bakikhanov , also known as Gudsi , was an Azerbaijani writer, historian, journalist, linguist, poet and philosopher; descendant of the ruling dynasty of the Baku Khanate, nephew of the last khan of Baku...
(also spelled Bakixanov or Bakikhanli), a 19th century writer, historian and philosopher, is one of the most well known men in Azerbaijan and lived in town Amsar. His museum is located Quba city. - Sakina AkhundzadehSakina AkhundzadehSakina Mirza Heybat qizi Akhundzadeh was an Azerbaijani playwright. She was the first known female playwright and dramatist in Azerbaijani literature.-Life and contributions:...
, playwright, was born here in 1865