Agstafa Rayon

Agstafa (Azerbaijani: Ağstafa) is a rayon in northwestern Azerbaijan.

Ağstafa

Population:	75,900
Area (km²):	1,500
Capital:	Ağstafa

Demographics

Etnhic Groups

Population-75,000

• Azeris 98,7%^{[citation needed]}
• Turkish People 0,6 %^{[citation needed]}
• Other 0,7%^{[citation needed]}

Religion

• Muslim 99,9 %^{[citation needed]}

Language

• Azerbaijani Language 100%^{[citation needed]}

Tourist & Historical Monuments

Prehistoric monuments

• Palaeolithic tent settlement(Palaeolithic)- village Kochesker^{[citation needed]}
• Open Palaeolithic tent(Palaeolithic)- village Tatli^{[citation needed]}
• Toyratepe settlement(neolit(late Stone Age)-Bronze Age)-village Ashagi Goychali^{[citation needed]}
• 1st Shomutepe settlement (neolit)-Agstafa city^{[citation needed]}
• Gargalar hill settlement (neolit)-village Girili^{[citation needed]}
• Arzamastepe settlement(neolit)-settlement Vurgun^{[citation needed]}
• Molla Nagi hill (Stone Age-eneolit)-village Kochesker^{[citation needed]}
• Kichik tepe settlement (Stone Age, eneolit and Bronze Age)-village Ashagi Goychali^{[citation needed]}
• Chapiish settlement (eneolit-Bronze Age)-surrounding of Hasangulu river^{[citation needed]}
• Chinlitepe settlement (eneolit)-village Tatli^{[citation needed]}
• Ancient settlement and graveyard (choban dashi)(Bronze Age-Early Iron Age)-village Dagkesemen^{[citation needed]}
• Jantepe settlement (Bronze Age)-Agstafa city^{[citation needed]}
• Sari gaznag graveyard (Bronze Age)- village Kochesker^{[citation needed]}
• Alchagtepe settlement (Bronze Age-Iron Age)-village Tatli^{[citation needed]}
• Alchagtepe settlement (Bronze Age)-village Tatli^{[citation needed]}
• Gabagtepe settlement (Bronze Age-Iron Age)- village Pirili^{[citation needed]}
• Yastitepe settlement (late Bronze Age)- Agstafa city^{[citation needed]}
• Durnatepe settlement(late Bronze Age-early Iron Age)- village Kochesker^{[citation needed]}
• Boyuktepe settlement(late Bronze Age-early Iron Age)- village Kochesker^{[citation needed]}
• Hasarlitepe settlement(late Bronze Age-early Iron Age)-village Yukhari Goychali^{[citation needed]}
• Saritepe settlement (late Bronze Age-early Iron Age)- village Yukhari Goychali^{[citation needed]}
• Goshatepe settlement (late Bronze Age-Iron Age)-village Yukhari Goychali^{[citation needed]}
• Hasarligala ancient settlement(late Bronze Age-Iron Age)-village Tatli^{[citation needed]}
• 2nd Shomutepe settlement (Bronze Age-early Iron Age)- village Yukhari Goychali^{[citation needed]}
• Nadir bey hill settlement (late Bronze Age)-village Hasansu^{[citation needed]}
• Agalig tepesi settlement (late Bronze Age-early Iron Age)-Agstafa-Gazakh highway^{[citation needed]}
• Aranchi hill settlement(late Bronze Age- Iron Age)- Agstafa-Dagkesemen highway^{[citation needed]}
• Deyirmantepe settlement (late Bronze Age- early Middle Age)- Dagkesemen highway^{[citation needed]}
• Agtepe settlement (late Bronze Age-antic period)-village Ashagi Goychali^{[citation needed]}
• Maraltepe settlement (late Bronze Age-antic period)- village Ashagi Goychali^{[citation needed]}
• Shish Guzey sacred place (Iron Age)- village Kochesker^{[citation needed]}

Antic to modern monuments

• The Georgian David Gareja monastery complex (Keşiş Dağ in Azerbaijani) is partially located in this region and is subject to a border dispute between Georgian and Azerbaijani authorities.^[1]
• Nekropol (antic period)-village Pirili^{[citation needed]}
• Tatli Albanian temple (early Middle Ages)-between the villages Yukhari Goychali and Tatli^{[citation needed]}
• Construction forked mountain air(middle age)- village Kochesker^{[citation needed]}
• Settlement (4th-7th centuries)-village Dagkesemen^{[citation needed]}
• Underground water-supply system(19th century)-village Kolkhalafli.^{[citation needed]}

Prominent people from Agstafa

• Ibrahim Rahimov (1849-1927) - the first psychiatrist-doctor of Azerbaijan.^{[citation needed]}

• Samedaga Agamalioglu(1867-1930)-famous revolutionary, the first deputy of Azerbaijan CEC (1921), the chairman of CEC of Azerbaijan SSR, one of the chairmen of CEC of TSFSR (1922-1929), the chairman of the committee of All-Union New Tukrish alphabet.^{[citation needed]}

• Ilya Abdullayev (1913-) the academician of NA of Azerbaijan SSR, the deputy of the chairman of the Council of the Ministers of Azerbaijan SSR (1948-1950), Minister of Agriculture (1950-1953), the first deputy of the chairman of the Council of the Ministers (1954-1958), the chairman of Presidium of the Supreme Council of Azerbaijan SSR(1958-1959), the deputy of the Supreme Councils of USSR and Azerbaijan SSR.^{[citation needed]}

• Suleyman Tatliyev (1925)-the chief of the department of the affairs at the Council of the Ministers (1970-1978), the 1st deputy of the chairman of the Council of the Ministers (1978-1985), the chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Council of the Republic (1985-1989), the president of the House of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Azerbaijan(from 1994), deputy of the Supreme Council of Azerbaijan SSR.^{[citation needed]}

• Bayram Bayramov (1935)-candidate of technical sciences, owner of the order of "Glory", pensioner by the President, deserved rationalizer of Azerbaijan, the deputy of the chairman of Oil and Gas Extraction Office "Neft Dashlari" (from 1987).^{[citation needed]}

• Aslan Aslanov (1926-1995)-doctor of philosophical sciences, the real member of the NA of the Republic of Azerbaijan, deserved scientific figure, rector of Azerbaijan State University of Art(1977), the vice-president of the Azerbaijan Academy of Sciences and director of the Institute of Philosophy and Law(1988-1995).^{[citation needed]}

• Museyib Allahverdiyev (1909-1969)- Hero of the Soviet Union(1945), commander of detachment.^{[citation needed]}

Footnotes

v • d • e Administrative divisions of Azerbaijan Districts Absheron · Agdam · Agdash · Aghjabadi · Agstafa · Agsu · Astara · Babek · Balakan · Barda · Beylagan · Bilasuvar · Dashkasan · Davachi · Fizuli · Gadabay · Goranboy · Goychay · Goygol · Hajigabul · Imishli · Ismailli · Jabrayil · Jalilabad · Julfa · Kalbajar · Kangarli · Khachmaz · Khizi · Khojali · Khojavend · Kurdamir · Lachin · Lankaran · Lerik · Masally · Neftchala · Oghuz · Ordubad · Qabala · Qakh · Qazakh · Gobustan · Quba · Qubadli · Qusar · Saatly · Sabirabad · Sadarak · Salyan · Samukh · Shakhbuz · Shaki · Shamakhi · Shamkir · Sharur · Shusha · Siazan · Tartar · Tovuz · Ujar · Yardymli · Yevlakh · Zangilan · Zaqatala · Zardab Cities Baku · Ganja · Khankendi · Lankaran · Mingachevir · Naftalan · Nakhchivan City · Shaki · Shirvan · Sumqayit · Shusha · Yevlakh Names in italics indicate parts of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic

v • d • e Agstafa Rayon Capital: Ağstafa Alekseyevka, Aşağı Göycəli, Aşağı Kəsəmən, Bəyazatlı, Böyük Kəsik, Ceyrançöl, Dağ Kəsəmən, Düzqışlaq, Eynallı, Göycəli, Həsənsu, Həzi Aslanov, Köçəsgər, Köçvəlili, Köhnəqışlaq, Kolayır, Kolxəlfəli, Kukheti, Mollacəfərli, Muğanlı, Orta Salahlı, Pirili, Poylu, Poylu, Qaçaq Kərəm, Qarahəsənli, Qarayazı, Qıraq Kəsəmən, Qırılı, Sadıqlı, Salahlı, Saloğlu, Şəkərli, Soyuqbulaq, Soyuqbulaqlar, Tatlı, Vurğun, Xətai, Xılxına, Yaradullu, Yenigün, Zəlimxan