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{{Short description|District of Azerbaijan}}
{{Infobox settlement
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Goranboy
| name = Goranboy District
| type = [[Administrative divisions of Azerbaijan|Rayon]]
| type = [[Administrative divisions of Azerbaijan|District]]
| parts_type = Settlements<ref name="preslib">{{cite web |url=https://files.preslib.az/projects/azerbaijan/gl2.pdf |title=İnzibati-ərazi vahidləri |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website=preslib.az |publisher= |access-date=28 February 2021 |quote=}}</ref>
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| image_map = Goranboy in Azerbaijan (semi-secession).svg
| parts = 87
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| map_caption = Map of Azerbaijan showing Goranboy rayon
| established_title = Established
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| subdivision_type = Country
| established_date = 8 August 1930
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| subdivision_name = [[Azerbaijan]]
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| image_map = Goranboy District in Azerbaijan.svg
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| population_as_of = 2010
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| map_caption = Map of Azerbaijan showing Goranboy District
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| population_total = 96500
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| subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
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| area_total_km2 = 1790
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| subdivision_name = {{flag|Azerbaijan}}
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| subdivision_type1 = [[Economic regions of Azerbaijan|Region]]
| area_code = (+994) 22<ref>{{cite web|title=Şəhərlərarası telefon kodları|url=http://www.aztelekom.org/index.php?id=61|website=Aztelekom MMC|publisher=Aztelekom İB|accessdate=19 August 2015}} {{in lang|az}}</ref>
| subdivision_name1 = [[Ganja-Dashkasan Economic Region|Ganja-Dashkasan]]
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| postal_code_type = Postal code
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| population_as_of = [[Census in Azerbaijan|2020]]
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| postal_code = 2200
| population_footnotes = <ref name="statgov">{{cite web |url=https://www.stat.gov.az/source/demoqraphy/ap/az/population_2020.zip |title=Population of Azerbaijan |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website=stat.gov.az |publisher=[[State Statistics Committee]] |access-date=22 February 2021 |quote=}}</ref>
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| seat_type = Capital
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| population_total = 105000
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| seat = [[Goranboy (city)|Goranboy]]
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| area_total_km2 = 1700
| population_density_km2 = auto
| leader_title = [[Governor]]
| leader_name = Maharram Guliyev
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| postal_code_type = Postal code
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| postal_code = 2200
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| seat_type = Capital
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| seat = [[Goranboy (city)|Goranboy]]
| timezone = [[Azerbaijan Time|AZT]]
| utc_offset = +4
| website = {{URL|goranboy-ih.gov.az}}
}}
}}


'''Goranboy District''' ({{langx|az|Goranboy rayonu}}) is one of the 66 [[Administrative divisions of Azerbaijan|districts]] of [[Azerbaijan]]. It is located in the west of the country in the [[Ganja-Dashkasan Economic Region]]. The district borders the districts of [[Kalbajar District|Kalbajar]], [[Tartar District|Tartar]], [[Yevlakh District|Yevlakh]], [[Samukh District|Samukh]], and [[Goygol District|Goygol]]. Its capital and largest city is [[Goranboy (city)|Goranboy]]. As of 2020, the district had a population of 105,000.<ref name="statgov" />
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'''Goranboy''' is a [[raion|rayon]] of [[Azerbaijan]]. During the Soviet era the region was best known for the oil-cure [[sanatorium]] resort of [[Naftalan (Azerbaijan)|Naftalan]], though administratively Naftalan technically counts as an independent city. Naftalan is now starting to operate again following several years of virtual inaction when the resorts were filled with refugees from the [[Nagorno-Karabakh War|Nagorno-Karabakh conflict]]. Following fighting during the 1991–1992 a small strip in the south of the rayon is controlled by [[Armenians]] of Nagorno-Karabakh. The southern half of the rayon is claimed by the self-declared [[Nagorno-Karabakh Republic]] (now the [[Artsakh Republic]]) as the district of [[Shahumian]]. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/384760/South_Caucasus_II__2_.pdf|title=REFUGEES & INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS (IDPS) IN THE SOUTH CAUCASUS}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.refugees-idps-committee.gov.az/en/laws/34.html|title=STATE PROGRAM On Inmprovement of Living Conditions of Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons and Employment Promotion}}</ref>

During the Soviet era, the region was best known for the oil-cure [[sanatorium]] resort of [[Naftalan (Azerbaijan)|Naftalan]], though administratively Naftalan counts as an independent city. Naftalan is now starting to operate again following several years of virtual inaction when the resorts were filled with refugees from the [[First Nagorno-Karabakh War]].


== Geography ==
== Geography ==
The relief of the region in the northeast is lowland, and in the southwest it is mountainous, crossed by gorges.  The terrain allows oil (including medical oil), limestone and clay to be extracted from minerals.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/252289725|title=Azärbaycan : Azärbaycan milli ensiklopediyası|date=2007|publisher="Azärbaycan Milli Ensiklopediyası" Elmi märkäzi|others=Aliyev, İlham, 1961-|isbn=9789952441017|location=Bakı|oclc=252289725}}</ref>
The relief of the region in the northeast is lowland, and in the southwest it is mountainous, crossed by gorges.&nbsp; The terrain allows oil (including medical oil), limestone and clay to be extracted from minerals.<ref name=":0"/>


The subtropical dry, mild climate is common in this area. The average temperature ranges from -1 ° C in winter to 26.5 ° C in summer, with average rainfalls of 300-600 mm. Kura River and its flow are flowing through the region.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/252289725|title=Azärbaycan : Azärbaycan milli ensiklopediyası|date=2007|publisher="Azärbaycan Milli Ensiklopediyası" Elmi märkäzi|others=Aliyev, İlham, 1961-|isbn=9789952441017|location=Bakı|oclc=252289725}}</ref>
The subtropical dry, mild climate is common in this area. The average temperature ranges from -1&nbsp;°C in winter to 26.5&nbsp;°C in summer, with average rainfalls of 300–600&nbsp;mm. Kura River and its flow are flowing through the region.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title=Azärbaycan : Azärbaycan milli ensiklopediyası|date=2007|publisher="Azärbaycan Milli Ensiklopediyası" Elmi märkäzi|others=Aliyev, İlham, 1961-|isbn=9789952441017|location=Bakı|oclc=252289725}}</ref>

== Border districts ==
The district borders with [[Goygol District|Goygol]], [[Samukh District|Samukh]], [[Yevlakh District|Yevlakh]], [[Tartar District|Tartar]], [[Aghdara District|Aghdara]] and [[Kalbajar District|Kalbajar]] districts.

The northern borders of the district connect to the [[Mingachevir reservoir]].


== Etymology ==
== Etymology ==
The region name is taken from the city of Goranboy which is the administrative center of the district. This toponym is derived from the word Gerani (the river flowing through the city) and Boyahmedli (former name of the city). Over time, the particle “Ahmedli” was removed from the city’s name.  <ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/424351932|title=Azärbaycan toponimlärinin ensiklopedik lüğäti|date=2007|publisher=Şärq-Qärb|others=Äliyeva, Rübabä., Näsimi adına Dilçilik İnstitutu.|isbn=9789952341553|location=Bakı|oclc=424351932}}</ref>
The region name is taken from the city of Goranboy which is the administrative centre of the district. This toponym is derived from the word Gerani (the river flowing through the city) and Boyahmedli (former name of the city). Over time, the particle "Ahmedli" was removed from the city's name. &nbsp;<ref>{{Cite book|title=Azärbaycan toponimlärinin ensiklopedik lüğäti|date=2007|publisher=Şärq-Qärb|others=Äliyeva, Rübabä., Näsimi adına Dilçilik İnstitutu.|isbn=9789952341553|location=Bakı|oclc=424351932}}</ref>


== History ==
== History ==
Goranboy region was established as an administrative district with the administrative territorial division of the Republic by Decree of the Central Executive Committee of the Azerbaijan SSR dated 8 August 1930. Goranboy region was established as an administrative district with the administrative territorial division of the Republic by Decree of the Central Executive Committee of the Azerbaijan SSR dated 8 August 1930. As well as, in the same year, the Lower Ağcakand district was established at the Upper and Lower Aghcakand region, including the Gulustan area of the region due to the historical lands of the district by Decision 477 of the Executive Committee. <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.goranboy-ih.gov.az/page/11.html|title=History of Goranboy district}}</ref>
Goranboy District was established as an administrative district by decree of the Central Executive Committee of the [[Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic|Azerbaijan SSR]] on 8 August 1930. In the same year, the Armenian-majority [[Shahumyan Province|Shahumyan District]] in what is now southern Goranboy was established by Decision 477 of the executive committee.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.goranboy-ih.gov.az/page/11.html|title=Tarixi - GORANBOY RAYON Icra Hakimiyyəti|website=www.goranboy-ih.gov.az}}</ref> In 1938, the district and its capital were renamed Gasim Ismailov (''Qasım İsmayılov'', in Russian ''Kasum-Ismailovski raion'') after the Azerbaijani communist of the same name. The district and city were renamed Goranboy in 1991.

In 1991, during the early phases of the Karabakh conflict, together the Soviet leadership in Azerbaijan and Moscow decided to initiate a campaign of resettlement and disarmament under Operation Ring, where the Armenian residents of the region were deported to Soviet Armenia. [[Operation Ring]] was also named Operation Chaykend, the name of the prominent Armenian village of [[Caykend, Goygol|Getashen]] that fell in the eastern district of [[Goygol District|Khanlar (now Goygol)]].

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Shahumyan District was merged with the Goranboy District in 1992 and has been repopulated by ethnic [[Azerbaijanis]], most of whom are [[internally displaced person]]s who were deported from [[Nagorno-Karabakh]] and [[Armenian-occupied territories surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh|surrounding districts]].<ref>{{cite book |author=Mark Elliott |title=Azerbaijan with Excursions to Georgia |publisher=Trailblazer Publications |page=245 |date=2004 |isbn=978-1873756492}}</ref> The former district and is still claimed by the self-proclaimed [[Republic of Artsakh]] as part of its [[Shahumyan Province]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/384760/South_Caucasus_II__2_.pdf|title=REFUGEES & INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS (IDPS) IN THE SOUTH CAUCASUS}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.refugees-idps-committee.gov.az/en/laws/34.html|title=STATE PROGRAM On Inmprovement of Living Conditions of Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons and Employment Promotion}}</ref>


== Population ==
== Population ==
The population of region is mainly Azerbaijanis as well as a small number of [[Russians]], [[Ukrainians]], and [[Belarusians]].
The population of the region is mainly Azerbaijanis as well as a small number of [[Russians]], [[Ukrainians]], and [[Belarusians]].
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|+Population by towns and regions of the Republic of Azerbaijan (at the beginning of the years, thsd. persons)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stat.gov.az/source/demoqraphy/?lang=en|title=Population|first=Anar|last=Samadov (www.anarsamadov.net)|website=The State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan}}</ref>
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== Education ==
== Education ==
There are 30 pre-school children enterprises, 80 secondary schools, 1 technical, secondary and vocational schools in Goranboy region. <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://azerbaijans.com/content_1360_en.html|title=Goranboy region}}</ref>
There are 30 pre-school children enterprises, 80 secondary schools, 1 technical, secondary and vocational schools in Goranboy region.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.azerbaijans.com/content_1360_en.html|title=Goranboy region - Azerbaijan|website=www.azerbaijans.com}}</ref>


Teachers examination in Barda city was held in April 2017, according to the Decree of the Minister of Education of 7 October 2016,  in connection with the execution of the Order No. 999 of the President of the Republic dated 16 January 2015.  2433 teachers participated in this examination. <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.goranboy-ih.gov.az/page/15.html|title=Education of Goranboy}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://azertag.az/xeber/Berdede_muellimlerin_diaqnostik_qiymetlendirilmesine_baslanilib_VIDEO-1051996|title=Bərdədə müəllimlərin diaqnostik qiymətləndirilməsinə başlanılıb - Teachers examination started in Barda}}</ref>
Teachers examination in Barda city was held in April 2017, according to the Decree of the Minister of Education of 7 October 2016, &nbsp;in connection with the execution of the Order No. 999 of the President of the Republic dated 16 January 2015. &nbsp;2433 teachers participated in this examination.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.goranboy-ih.gov.az/page/15.html|title=Təhsil - GORANBOY RAYON Icra Hakimiyyəti|website=www.goranboy-ih.gov.az}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://azertag.az/xeber/Berdede_muellimlerin_diaqnostik_qiymetlendirilmesine_baslanilib_VIDEO-1051996|title=Bərdədə müəllimlərin diaqnostik qiymətləndirilməsinə başlanılıb VİDEO|website=azertag.az}}</ref>


== Local economy ==
== Local economy ==
Today, Goranboy belongs to Ganja-Kazakh economic region and main sector here is agriculture. Local folk is growing cotton, vegetables, grain, and viticulture. Furthermore, animal husbandry is also pretty common in this area. In [[Soviet Union]], times 21, collective farms and 4 state farms were located in this region.
Today, Goranboy belongs to Ganja-Kazakh economic region and main sector here is agriculture. Local folk is growing cotton, vegetables, grain, and viticulture. Furthermore, animal husbandry is also pretty common in this area. In [[Soviet Union]] times, 21 collective farms and 4 state farms were located in this region.


The institutions operating in the region as “Goran Pambig” a cotton processing company”, Goranboy-Wine” a wine-producing enterprise”, "Turk Yapı Senaye” construction company, “Gilan holding” construction company and others have a strong impact on the economy of the region and the country.
The institutions operating in the region as "Goran Pambig" a cotton processing company", Goranboy-Wine" a wine-producing enterprise", "Turk Yapı Senaye" construction company, "Gilan holding" construction company and others have a strong impact on the economy of the region and the country.


Also, the Baku-Qazakh highway, the Baku-Tbilisi railway, the Karadag-Agstafa-Tbilisi gas pipeline pass through the district.<ref name=":0" />
Also, the Baku-Qazakh highway, the Baku-Tbilisi railway, the Karadag-Agstafa-Tbilisi gas pipeline pass through the district.<ref name=":0" />


== Monuments ==
== Monuments ==
== There are historical and architectural monuments named below in the territory of the district ==

* [[Xan Qərvənd|Khankarvend village]] mosque located Goranboy region was built in 2007 by local residents. <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.azerbaijans.com/content_501_en.html|title=Religious communities of Azerbaijan}}</ref>
* [[Xan Qərvənd|Khankarvend village]] mosque located Goranboy region was built in 2007 by local residents.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.azerbaijans.com/content_501_en.html|title=Religious communities - Azerbaijan|website=www.azerbaijans.com}}</ref>
* Khudu baba Mausoleum is located in the Safikurd village of Goranboy. <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.anl.az/down/meqale/xalqqazeti/xalqqazeti_mart2009/72220.htm|title=Monuments of Goranboy|website=Azerbaijan National Library}}</ref>
* Khudu baba Mausoleum is located in the Safikurd village of Goranboy.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.anl.az/down/meqale/xalqqazeti/xalqqazeti_mart2009/72220.htm|title=Monuments of Goranboy|website=Azerbaijan National Library}}</ref>
* 2.5 km north of [[Goran, Azerbaijan|Goran station]], the remains of human settlements dating back to the 1st millennium BC;
* [[Gulustan Fortress]] <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.azerbaijans.com/content_351_en.html|title=Historical monuments}}</ref>
* 2 km northeast of the city of [[Goranboy (city)|Goranboy]], the settlement of Kochtepe dating to the Bronze Age;

* Tepayazilan settlement of the Middle Ages near the [[Qızılhacılı, Goranboy|Kizilhajili]] settlement, "Tosal ocağı (Tosal furnace)" monument of the [[7th century|VII]]-[[8th century|VIII]] centuries near the village of [[Balakürd|Balakurd]];
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==References==
* 18th century monument near [[Xan Qərvənd|Khan Garvand]] village;
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* A tomb built at the beginning of the 20th century, a castle (13th century) and a mosque built in the [[19th century|19th]] century in the village of [[Səfikürd, Goranboy|Safikurd]];
* In [[Rəhimli, Goranboy|Rahimli]] village, the [[18th century|18th]]-[[19th century|19th]] century tomb complex, the [[19th century|19th]] century [[Shatal castle]], the [[19th century|19th]] century [[Mirza Adigozal bey family Mausoleums|tomb]] of [[Mirza Adigozal bey|Mirza Adigözel bey]];
* Medieval tombs in [[Qazanbulaq|Gazanbulag]] village;
* The fortress of the [[19th century|XIX]] century in the village of [[Kurekchay]], the fortress of the [[12th century|XII]]-[[17th century|XVII]] centuries in the village of [[Gülüstan, Goranboy|Gülüstan]].


== See also ==
== See also ==
[[Administrative divisions of Azerbaijan]]
[[Administrative divisions of Azerbaijan]]

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== References ==
{{Reflist}}


== External links ==
== External links ==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20091114093402/http://www.azstat.org/statinfo/demoqraphic/en/2_1.shtml State Statistical Committee of Azerbaijan Republic. Population of Azerbaijan]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20091114093402/http://www.azstat.org/statinfo/demoqraphic/en/2_1.shtml State Statistical Committee of Azerbaijan Republic. Population of Azerbaijan]


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Goranboy District
District
Map of Azerbaijan showing Goranboy District
Map of Azerbaijan showing Goranboy District
Country Azerbaijan
RegionGanja-Dashkasan
Established8 August 1930
CapitalGoranboy
Settlements[1]87
Government
 • GovernorMaharram Guliyev
Area
 • Total
1,700 km2 (700 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total
105,000
 • Density62/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)
Postal code
2200
Websitegoranboy-ih.gov.az

Goranboy District (Azerbaijani: Goranboy rayonu) is one of the 66 districts of Azerbaijan. It is located in the west of the country in the Ganja-Dashkasan Economic Region. The district borders the districts of Kalbajar, Tartar, Yevlakh, Samukh, and Goygol. Its capital and largest city is Goranboy. As of 2020, the district had a population of 105,000.[2]

During the Soviet era, the region was best known for the oil-cure sanatorium resort of Naftalan, though administratively Naftalan counts as an independent city. Naftalan is now starting to operate again following several years of virtual inaction when the resorts were filled with refugees from the First Nagorno-Karabakh War.

Geography

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The relief of the region in the northeast is lowland, and in the southwest it is mountainous, crossed by gorges.  The terrain allows oil (including medical oil), limestone and clay to be extracted from minerals.[3]

The subtropical dry, mild climate is common in this area. The average temperature ranges from -1 °C in winter to 26.5 °C in summer, with average rainfalls of 300–600 mm. Kura River and its flow are flowing through the region.[3]

Border districts

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The district borders with Goygol, Samukh, Yevlakh, Tartar, Aghdara and Kalbajar districts.

The northern borders of the district connect to the Mingachevir reservoir.

Etymology

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The region name is taken from the city of Goranboy which is the administrative centre of the district. This toponym is derived from the word Gerani (the river flowing through the city) and Boyahmedli (former name of the city). Over time, the particle "Ahmedli" was removed from the city's name.  [4]

History

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Goranboy District was established as an administrative district by decree of the Central Executive Committee of the Azerbaijan SSR on 8 August 1930. In the same year, the Armenian-majority Shahumyan District in what is now southern Goranboy was established by Decision 477 of the executive committee.[5] In 1938, the district and its capital were renamed Gasim Ismailov (Qasım İsmayılov, in Russian Kasum-Ismailovski raion) after the Azerbaijani communist of the same name. The district and city were renamed Goranboy in 1991.

In 1991, during the early phases of the Karabakh conflict, together the Soviet leadership in Azerbaijan and Moscow decided to initiate a campaign of resettlement and disarmament under Operation Ring, where the Armenian residents of the region were deported to Soviet Armenia. Operation Ring was also named Operation Chaykend, the name of the prominent Armenian village of Getashen that fell in the eastern district of Khanlar (now Goygol).

Shahumyan District was merged with the Goranboy District in 1992 and has been repopulated by ethnic Azerbaijanis, most of whom are internally displaced persons who were deported from Nagorno-Karabakh and surrounding districts.[6] The former district and is still claimed by the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh as part of its Shahumyan Province.[7][8]

Population

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The population of the region is mainly Azerbaijanis as well as a small number of Russians, Ukrainians, and Belarusians.

Population by towns and regions of the Republic of Azerbaijan (at the beginning of the years, thsd. persons)[9]
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Goranboy region 96,2 96,2 96,9 98,1 99,1 100,2 101,2 102,4 103,3 104,1 105,0 105,6
Urban population 20,3 20,5 20,6 20,8 21,0 21,2 21,5 21,8 22,0 22,2 22,4 22,5
Rural population 75,9 75,7 76,3 77,3 78,1 79,0 79,7 80,6 81,3 81,9 82,6 83,1

Education

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There are 30 pre-school children enterprises, 80 secondary schools, 1 technical, secondary and vocational schools in Goranboy region.[10]

Teachers examination in Barda city was held in April 2017, according to the Decree of the Minister of Education of 7 October 2016,  in connection with the execution of the Order No. 999 of the President of the Republic dated 16 January 2015.  2433 teachers participated in this examination.[11][12]

Local economy

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Today, Goranboy belongs to Ganja-Kazakh economic region and main sector here is agriculture. Local folk is growing cotton, vegetables, grain, and viticulture. Furthermore, animal husbandry is also pretty common in this area. In Soviet Union times, 21 collective farms and 4 state farms were located in this region.

The institutions operating in the region as "Goran Pambig" a cotton processing company", Goranboy-Wine" a wine-producing enterprise", "Turk Yapı Senaye" construction company, "Gilan holding" construction company and others have a strong impact on the economy of the region and the country.

Also, the Baku-Qazakh highway, the Baku-Tbilisi railway, the Karadag-Agstafa-Tbilisi gas pipeline pass through the district.[3]

Monuments

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There are historical and architectural monuments named below in the territory of the district

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  • Khankarvend village mosque located Goranboy region was built in 2007 by local residents.[13]
  • Khudu baba Mausoleum is located in the Safikurd village of Goranboy.[14]
  • 2.5 km north of Goran station, the remains of human settlements dating back to the 1st millennium BC;
  • 2 km northeast of the city of Goranboy, the settlement of Kochtepe dating to the Bronze Age;
  • Tepayazilan settlement of the Middle Ages near the Kizilhajili settlement, "Tosal ocağı (Tosal furnace)" monument of the VII-VIII centuries near the village of Balakurd;
  • 18th century monument near Khan Garvand village;
  • A tomb built at the beginning of the 20th century, a castle (13th century) and a mosque built in the 19th century in the village of Safikurd;
  • In Rahimli village, the 18th-19th century tomb complex, the 19th century Shatal castle, the 19th century tomb of Mirza Adigözel bey;
  • Medieval tombs in Gazanbulag village;
  • The fortress of the XIX century in the village of Kurekchay, the fortress of the XII-XVII centuries in the village of Gülüstan.

See also

[edit]

Administrative divisions of Azerbaijan

References

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  1. ^ "İnzibati-ərazi vahidləri" (PDF). preslib.az. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
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40°36′27″N 46°47′33″E / 40.607621°N 46.792619°E / 40.607621; 46.792619

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