Jabrayil District
Jabrayil District (Azerbaijani: Cəbrayıl rayonu) is located in the south-western part of the Republic of Azerbaijan, on the Minor Caucasus Mountains. It borders by the Iran to the south, Zangilan District to the southwest, Qubadli District to the west, Khojavend District to the north and Fuzuli District to the east.
Jabrayil District
Cəbrayıl rayonu | |
|---|---|
 Map of Azerbaijan showing Jabrayil Rayon | |
| Country |  Azerbaijan |
| Region | Upper Karabakh |
| Capital | Cocuq Mərcanlı (de facto) Jabrayil (de jure) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,050 km2 (410 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 434 m (1,424 ft) |
| Population (1993) | |
| • Total | 59,101 |
| Demonym(s) | Jabrayilly |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
| Postal code | AZ1400 |
| Area code(s) | +994 26 |
| ISO 3166 code | AZ-CAB |
| Vehicle registration | 14 AZ |
| Website | www |
Etymology
The name of Jabrayil was taken from the name of the village Jabrayil that was the centre of the region. Father Jabrayil, who was the founder of the village Jabrayil, was one of the closes of the ruler by name Sultan Ahmed who lived in VIII century and the territories between Zuyaret Mountain and the river Araz belonged to Father Jabrayil and his sons.[1]
History
Armenian occupation
The territory was occupied by Armenian forces on August 23, 1993, during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War and was administrated as a part of Hadrut Province of the self-proclaimed Nagorno-Karabakh Republic except the village of Çocuq Mərcanlı, was recaptured on January 6, 1994, during Operation Horadiz. This village was provisional centre of this district until the recapture of Jabrayil on October 9, 2020.
The region with 1,050 square km area, including 72 secondary schools, eight hospitals, five mosques, two museums, 120 historic monuments, 149 cultural centers and about 100 villages remained in the area were totally destroyed.
Return to Azerbaijani control
In the context of the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, on October 9, 2020, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence announced the recapture of the district's central town, Jabrayil, from Armenian forces.[2] On October 20, 2020, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev announced the recapture of Safarsha, Hesengaydi, Fuganli, Imambaghi, Dash Veysalli, Aghtepe, Yarakhmedli villages of Jabrayil district.[3] On October 21-22, 2020, 9 more villages of the district were recaptured according to Azerbaijani sources.[4][5] In November 2020, Azerishiq announced that it had begun supplying electricity to the district.[6]
Administrative structure
According to the State Statistics Committee of Azerbaijan Republic as of 2013, there is 1 city, 4 settlements and 92 villages in the district which has a territory of 1050 km2.[7]
Demographics
| Year | Population | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1897 | 66,360 | — |
| 1926 | 75,371 | +13.6% |
| 1939 | 23,502 | −68.8% |
| 1959 | 26,377 | +12.2% |
| 1970 | 37,227 | +41.1% |
| 1979 | 43,047 | +15.6% |
| 1989 | 49,156 | +14.2% |
| 1999 | 59,318 | +20.7% |
| 2009 | 70,585 | +19.0% |
| Note: Population size may be affected by changes in administrative divisions. Source: www | ||
At the time of the official 1979 Census, the ethnic makeup of the district's population whose ethnicity was known (43,047 people) was:[8]
- Azerbaijanis: 42,415 (98.5%)
- Russians: 434 (1%)
- Armenians: 41 (0.1%)
- Others: 157 (0.4%)
Notable natives
- Ashiq Qurbani (1477-1???) — was an Azerbaijani poet and folk singer
- Ashiq Peri (1811–1847) — was an Azerbaijani poet and folk singer
References
- "Jabrayil". virtualkarabakh.az. Archived from the original on 2020-12-14. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
- "Cəbrayıl şəhərində Azərbaycan Bayrağı dalğalanır – VİDEO" (in Azerbaijani). Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan. 9 October 2020. Archived from the original on 10 October 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- "President Ilham Aliyev: Zangilan city and 6 villages of the district, 18 villages of Fuzuli, Jabrayil, and Khojavand districts were liberated". State News Agency of Azerbaijan. Archived from the original on 2020-10-20. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
- "President Ilham Aliyev: Azerbaijani Army liberated 3 villages of Fuzuli district, 5 villages of Jabrayil district". State News Agency of Azerbaijan. Archived from the original on 2020-10-24. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
- "President Ilham Aliyev: Azerbaijani Army liberated 3 villages of Fuzuli district, 4 villages of Jabrayil district". MINISTRY OF DEFENCE OF THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN. Archived from the original on 2020-10-26. Retrieved 2020-10-22.
- "Свет Азербайджана уже горит в Шуше (ВИДЕО)". vestikavkaza.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2020-11-22. Retrieved 2020-11-19.
- Azərbaycan Respublikasının Dövlət Statistika Komitəsi: İnzibati ərazi bölgüsü təsnifatının qüvvədə olan variantı (CƏBRAYIL RAYONU – 60500001 Archived 2017-01-26 at the Wayback Machine)
- "население азербайджана". www.ethno-kavkaz.narod.ru. Archived from the original on 28 March 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
External links
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