Shirvan

Shirvan (Azerbaijani: Şirvan, prior tae 1938 Zubovka, frae 1938 tae 2008, Ali Bayramli, Azerbaijani: Əli Bayramlı, an aw umwhile, Arab Shakhverdi, is a ceety in Azerbaijan, locatit on the Kura River. Its umwhile name, Ali Bayramli, wis tae honor Ali Bayramov the ceety wis renamit tae Shirvan bi the decision o the Parliament o Azerbaijan on 25 Aprile 2008.^[3] The ceety forms ane o the admeenistrative diveesions o Azerbaijan.

Shirvan Şirvan
Shirvan Location o Shirvan
Coordinates: 39°55′55″N 48°55′13″E
Kintra	Azerbaijan
Ceety	Shirvan
Area
• Total	30 km2 (10 sq mi)
Elevation [1]	12 m (42 ft)
Population  (2008)[2]
• Total	75,453
Time zone	UTC+4 (AZT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+5 (AZT)

History

Climate

The simmer months are typically dry an vera hot due tae Shirvan's semi-desert climate, temperatur column coud be risen tae 44 °C aften resultin in moderate drocht conditions. In contrast, winter is mild, rarely temperatur is descendit up tae -6 °C.^[4]

Population

• Population 68.859
• Azerbaijanis 68.652 (99.7%)
• Meskhetian Turks 207 (0.3%)

Notable natives

• Anatoly Kuleshov — Meenister o Internal Affairs o the Republic o Belaroushie (2009).^[5][6]
• Enver Bariev — Meenister for Emergency Situations o the Republic o Belaroushie (syne 2005).^[7]
• Nofal Guliyev — Naitional Hero o Azerbaijan.^{[citation needit]}
• Rafael Habibov — Naitional Hero o Azerbaijan.
• Shirin Shukurov — Hero o the Soviet Union.^[8]