Gadabay

Gadabay

Population (2006 est):	90,800
Area (sq. km.):	1,290
Telephone Code:	232
Zip Code:	2100
Capital:	Gədəbəy

Gadabay (Gədəbəy in Azerbaijani, Gadabek/Гадабек in Russian) is a rayon of Azerbaijan renound for its potatoes and its gold fields. The famous Siemens company worked here in the Tsarist era claiming that they were exporting copper. However it has been recently revealed that in fact they were actually secretly exporting gold. The gold mining operation has recently resumed^[1]

Gadabay and the rayon of Tovuz surround Artsvashen, an exclave of Armenia which has been controlled by Azerbaijan since its capture during the Nagorno-Karabakh War.

Demographics

Ethnic Groups

• Azeris 99,29%
• Other 0,71%

Religion

• Muslim 99,9%
• Other 0,1%

Language

• Azerbaijani Language 100%

References

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

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