Göytəpə, Jalilabad

Göytəpə
Municipality

Seal
Göytəpə
Coordinates: 39°07′00″N 48°35′43″E / 39.11667°N 48.59528°E / 39.11667; 48.59528Coordinates: 39°07′00″N 48°35′43″E / 39.11667°N 48.59528°E / 39.11667; 48.59528
Country  Azerbaijan
Rayon Jalilabad
Population (2008)[1]
 • Total 14,144
Time zone UTC+4 (AZT)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+5 (AZT)
Road sign at the entrance to Göytəpə

Göytəpə (also, Geytepe, Göytäpä, Prišib, Prishib, Prishibinsk,[2] Prishibinskoe, and Prishibinskoye) — is a city and the most populous municipality, except for the capital Cəlilabad, in the Jalilabad Rayon of Azerbaijan. It has a population of 14,144. Renamed in 1992, 'Göytəpə' in Azeri means "Blue Hill."

Notable natives

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  • Vugar Mursalov — National Hero of Azerbaijan.[3]

Wildlife

The Caspian tiger used to be found in the Caucasus, before the end of the 20th century. In particular, an 'immense' tiger was killed in Prishibinsk, as Heptner and Sludskii (1972) called it, in 1899.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ World Gazetteer: Azerbaijan – World-Gazetteer.com
  2. 1 2 Heptner, V. G.; Sludskij, A. A. (1992) [1972]. Mlekopitajuščie Sovetskogo Soiuza. Moskva: Vysšaia Škola [Mammals of the Soviet Union. Volume II, Part 2. Carnivora (Hyaenas and Cats)]. Washington DC: Smithsonian Institution and the National Science Foundation. pp. 1–732.
  3. ↑ "Mursalov Vugar Mirazbar oglu". milliqahraman.az.
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