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Babek, Azerbaijan

Municipality in Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Babek (Azerbaijani: Babək (listen)) is a city, municipality and the capital of Babek District, in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan.

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In 2015, by decree of President of Azerbaijan Republic, Qoşadizə village was liquidated and added into the administrative territory of the city of Babek.[2]

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History

Before 1978, the settlement was known as Tazakand (Azerbaijani: Təzəkənd). However, it was then renamed in honour of the medieval Persian revolutionary leader Babak Khorramdin[3] who rebelled against the Abbasids. He was captured and killed in the 9th century.

Demography

As of 2010, Babək had a population of 3252 people.[3]

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