Xırdalan
City & Municipality in Absheron, Azerbaijan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Xırdalan (Khyrdalan) is a city, municipality and the capital of the Absheron District of Azerbaijan. It has a population of 95,200.[1] Khyrdalan is home of country's biggest brewery Baltika Baku, previously known as Khyrdalan .[2] A monument to Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak was erected in 2007 in the city. Similarly, a statue of Heydar Aliyev was erected in Cairo in 2008.[3] In the wake of the 2011 Egyptian protests, the Azerbaijani opposition, led by the Musavat Party, demanded the demolition of the statue, calling it a "worship of idols".[4] On 8 June 2011, the statue was taken down following Mubarak's resignation.[5]
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Khyrdalan | |
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City & Municipality | |
| Azerbaijani: Xırdalan | |
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  Khyrdalan | |
| Coordinates: 40°26′55″N 49°45′23″E | |
| Country |  Azerbaijan |
| District | Absheron |
| City Status | 2006 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 47 km2 (18 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 50 m (160 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 100,900 |
| • Density | 2,100/km2 (5,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
| Postal code | AZ 0100 |
| Area code | 12 |
| Vehicle registration | 01 |
On 29 November 2006, the settlement gained city status after its approval by the National Assembly of Azerbaijan.[6]
- Nabi Khazri — poet, novelist and playwright, People's Poet of Azerbaijan SSR (1984).[7]
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