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Qubadli District
District in southwestern Azerbaijan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Qubadli District (Azerbaijani: Qubadlı rayonu) is one of the 66 districts of Azerbaijan. It is located in the south-west of the country and belongs to the East Zangezur Economic Region.[3] The district borders the Lachin, Khojavend, Jabrayil and Zangilan districts, and the Syunik Province of Armenia.
Its capital and largest city is Qubadli. As of 2020, the district had a nominal population of 41,600.[2]
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History
The region was part of the Kurdistansky Uyezd and later the Kurdistan Okrug in the Azerbaijani SSR from 7 July 1923 to 23 July 1930. To its Kurdish population, it was known as Qûbadlî.[4]
The district was established on 14 March 1933.[1]
The district came was seized by the breakaway Republic of Artsakh in August 1993 during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War. Azerbaijani forces regained control of all of the district during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war.
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Demographics
According to the last Soviet census of 1989, the population was 28,110.[5] According to undated Azerbaijani data, the population was 34,100.[6]
As of 1979, a total of 26,673 people:[7][unreliable source?]
- Azerbaijanis 99,5% (26,537)
- Russians 0,2% (45)
- Armenians 0,1% (26)
As of 1989 a total of 28,110 people.[5]
Notable people
- Ilham Shahmuradov (born 1958) Bioinformatician
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