Abşeron Rayon
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| Population: |
90,200 |
| Area (km².): |
1,360 |
| Telephone Code |
012 |
| Capital: |
Xırdalan |
Absheron Rayon (Azerbaijani: Abşeron, Russian: Апшерон), also spelled as Apsheron, is a rayon of Azerbaijan demarkated in 1963. Although it shares the same name as the Absheron Peninsula, the area covered by the rayon is not conterminous, being further west and mostly inland.
Demographics
Origin of the name
The name Absheron is Persian and comes from the Persian word Abshuran (آبشوران) meaning "The place of the Salty Waters".
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Absheron Rayon |
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| Capital: Xırdalan |
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Aşağı Güzdək, Babadzhan, Ceyranbatan, Çuxanlı, Digah, Fatmayı, Gasan, Hacıvəli, Hökməli, Kayaldzha, Keytikh, Klych, Kum, Masazır, Mehdiabad, Məmmədli, Miadzhik, Nağdalı, Nakhar, Novxanı, Pirəkəşkül, Pirəkəşkül-Qobustan, Qobu, Qobustan, Ramazan, Saray, Shoki, Suleyman, Sündü, Utalgi, Uzun-Dere, Veylyar, Yuzuf
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