Ağcabədi

Ağcabədi

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Ağcabədi
Coordinates: 40°03′10″N 47°27′41″E / 40.05278°N 47.46139°E / 40.05278; 47.46139Coordinates: 40°03′10″N 47°27′41″E / 40.05278°N 47.46139°E / 40.05278; 47.46139
Country  Azerbaijan
Rayon Aghjabadi
Founded 1962
City status 1965
Elevation 16 m (52 ft)
Population (2011)[1]
  Total 39,200
Time zone UTC+4 (AZT)
  Summer (DST) UTC+5 (AZT)
AZ 0400 Postal code
Area code(s) +994 113
Vehicle registration 04
Website agcabedi-ih.gov.az

Ağcabədi (also, Aghjabedi and Aghjabadi) is a city in and the capital of the Aghjabadi Rayon of Azerbaijan. It's situated in the central part of Republic of Azerbaijan.

Notable natives

  • Uzeyir Hajibeyov — composer. He is recognized as the father of Azerbaijani classical music and opera. Uzeyir Hajibeyov composed music for the national anthem of Azerbaijan and the state anthem of Azerbaijan SSR. He is the first Muslim author of an opera; People's Artist of USSR (1948).
  • Vilayat Guliyev — Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan (1999–2004).[2]

Sister cities

References

  1. World Gazetteer: Azerbaijan Archived June 22, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. World-Gazetteer.com
  2. "Azərbaycanın Xarici İşlər Nazirləri" (in Russian). Azərbaycan Respublikası Xarici İşlər Nazirliyi.


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