Xırdalan
Xırdalan (also transliterated as Khyrdalan, Khurdalan, and Xirdalan) is a city and municipality in and the capital of the Absheron Rayon of Azerbaijan. It has a population of 95,200.[1]
Xırdalan Xırdalan | |
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City & Municipality | |
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  Xırdalan | |
| Coordinates: 40°26′55″N 49°45′23″E | |
| Country |  |
| Rayon | Absheron |
| City Status | 2006 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 47 km2 (18 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 50 m (160 ft) |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 95,200 |
| • Density | 2,000/km2 (5,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+5 (AZT) |
| Postal code | AZ 0100 |
| Area code(s) | 12 |
| Vehicle registration | 01 |
On 29 November 2006, settlement gained city status after its approval by National Assembly of Azerbaijan.[2]
Khirdalan is also the home of country's biggest brewery Baltika Baku, previously known as Xırdalan.[3] A monument to Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak was erected in 2007 in the city. In the wake of the 2011 Egyptian protests, the Azerbaijani opposition, led by the Musavat party, demanded the demolition of the statue, calling it a "worship of idols".[4]
Notable natives
- Nabi Hazri — poet, novelist and playwright, People's Poet of Azerbaijan SSR (1984).[5]
References
- http://pop-stat.mashke.org/azerbaijan-cities.htm
- Khirdalan settlement receives a city status
- Baltika-Baku Archived June 17, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- "Азербайджанская оппозиция ополчилась на памятник Мубараку близ Баку". "Лента.Ру". 2011-01-31.
- "Nəbi Xəzri" (in Azerbaijani). ADAM.az. Archived from the original on 2011-09-03.
External links
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