Babek Rayon

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Babek
—  Rayon  —
Map of Azerbaijan showing Babek Rayon
Country	Azerbaijan
Area
• Total	1,170 km2 (450 sq mi)
Population (1999 census)
• Total	71,400
• Density	61/km2 (160/sq mi)
Postal code	6700
Telephone code	0136

Babek or Babak (Azerbaijani: Babək) is a rayon of Azerbaijan Republic in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic. It surrounds but does not include Nakhchivan City and was formerly known as Nakhchivan. The current name honours Babak Khorramdin who led an 23 year long uprising against the Abbasid Caliphate in Iran.

v t e Administrative divisions of Azerbaijan Districts (Raions) Absheron Agdam Agdash Aghjabadi Agstafa Agsu Astara Babek Balakan Barda Beylagan Bilasuvar Dashkasan 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 Shabran 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 t e Babek Rayon Capital: Babek Araz Aşağı Buzqov Aşağı Uzunoba Bədəşxan Bulqan Cavidabad Cəhri Çeşməbasar Didivar Gərməçataq Gülşənabad Güznüt Haciniyyət Hacıvar Kalbaoruc Dizə Kərimbəyli Kültəpə Məmmədrza Dizə Məzrə Naxışnərgiz Nəcəfəlidizə Nehrəm Nəzərabad Payız Qahab Qaraçuq Qaraqala Qaraxanbəyli Qoşadizə Şəkərabad Sirab Şıxmahmud Tumbul Vayxır Xalxal Xəlilli Yarımca Yuxarı Buzqov Yuxarı Uzunoba Zeynəddin

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