Gadabay District
Gadabay (Azerbaijani: Gədəbəy; Russian: Гедабек, Гедабекский район, Gedabek; more common traditional Russian spelling Кедабек, Кедабекский район) is a rayon of Azerbaijan and its administrative center is Gadabay city. The rayon is renowned for its potatoes and its gold fields.[2]
Gadabay | |
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| Country | Azerbaijan |
| Capital | Gadabay |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,290 km2 (500 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 est.) | |
| • Total | 94,200 |
| Postal code | 2100 |
| Telephone code | (+994) 22[1] |
Geography
In the west Azerbaijan's border upon Armenia stretches for a distance of 123 kilometers, in the north it borders upon Tovuz Rayon, in the north-east and east upon Shamkir and Dashkasan rayons of Azerbaijan.
Gadabay Rayon is located in a zone of midlands and highlands of the Lesser Caucasus. Its territory includes the northern parts of Shahdagh Mount, a part of Bashkend-Dastafur concavity and Shamkir massif.
The most highest heights are: Goshabulag (3549 m), Godzhadagh (2217 m ) and Garaarkhadzh (3549).
Drainage of the rayon is significantly poor. Akhinja, Zayam and Shamkir are the largest rivers. Mountain-forest, mountain-meadow and other grounds spread here. Mountain shrubland and rare forest meadows in midlands, broad-leaved forests, subalpine and alpine meadows at the top of mountains occupy the greatest territory of rayon.
Depositions of the Jurassic, Paleogene, Quaternary and other periods cover the surface of rayon. Gadabay rayon is rich of its underground resources such as gold, uranium, copper and other mineral resources. Goldfield in Soyudlu was explored by the Siemens brothers until arrival of Red Army soldiers in 1920.[3][4] At present there is opened a factory producing gold, where work about 2000 workers. Gadabay rayon is also famous for its mineral waters, such as “Narzan”, “Mor-Mor”, “Chaldash”, “Turshsu” and “Soyudlu narzani” (in Soyudlu village).
Gadabay is within the middle and high mountain ranges of the Small Caucasus. Region of Gadabay covers the northern incline of the Shahdagh Ridge, the Bashkand-Dastafur basin and some part of the Shamkir mountain range. Goshabulak (3549 m.), Gocadagh (3317 m.) and others are the highest peak. Within the area Jurassic, Tabashir, Paleogene and Anthropogenic sediments are spread. There are black and white marble stones. Summer is dry and there is a mild heat and in the winter there is a dry mountainous tundra climate. The waterway network is tight. The Akhyncachay and Zayam waterways stream through this region. Within the south-western border of the area, the upper stream of Shamkirchay flows through. Gray mountain forest, meadow soils are spread. The region contains a well-known Red State Nature Reserve and four natural monuments - Govdu, Godakdara, Gamish and Shamlik. There is a beautiful waterfall at Kechidarasi cliff. Goat, sparrows, roe deer and Ayubbulaq as well as Chaldash, Gizilca Narzan, Mor-mor mineral water springs can also observed. Within the mountains, in the forests and valleys of the locale, animal and plant life is very rich. Gadabay locale is in the middle and high mountain ranges of the Small Caucasus. The district is located in the northern part of the Shahdagh ridge, the Bashkend-Dizafur depression and the Shamkir mountain range.[5]
History
As the administrative unit Gadabay rayon was originated on August 8, 1930 under the name of Rustam Aliyev. In 1938, it was renamed to Gadabay rayon.
Geological structure
Jurassic, Tabashir, Paleogene and Anthropogenic sediments are spread. The granite-rich metamorphic rocks, Gadabayit, was first studied in Gedebey Copper-Cholerite bed (1903).
Rivers and water basins
The waterway network is tight. Gadabay is rich in minerals and table water springs such as Mormor, Turshsu, Koroglu, Prince, Narzan, Big Bulak and others. The main waterways are Akimca, Zayam, Inakbogan, Mamasen, Shamkir, Gadabay Cahri and others.
Population
| 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |
| Gadabay region | 87,1 | 88,0 | 88,5 | 89,1 | 89,9 | 90,6 | 91,4 | 92,1 | 92,8 | 93,6 | 94,2 | 95,0 | 95,4 | 96,0 | 96,8 | 97,6 | 98,4 | 99,2 | 99,8 |
| urban population | 8,7 | 8,8 | 9,0 | 9,2 | 9,4 | 9,7 | 9,8 | 9,9 | 10,0 | 10,2 | 10,1 | 10,6 | 11,0 | 11,2 | 11,3 | 11,4 | 11,6 | 11,6 | 11,7 |
| rural population | 78,4 | 79,2 | 79,5 | 79,9 | 80,5 | 80,9 | 81,6 | 82,2 | 82,8 | 83,4 | 84,1 | 84,4 | 84,4 | 84,8 | 85,5 | 86,2 | 86,8 | 87,6 | 88,1 |
Demographics
Ethnic Groups
- Azerbaijanis 99.29%
- Other 0.71% (mostly ethnic Russians, some of whom belong to the Molokan and Doukhobor religious minorities, living in villages such as Slavyanka)
Religion
- Muslim 99.9%
- Other 0.1%
Language
- Azerbaijani Language 99%
- Russian 0.9%
- Other 0.1%
References
- "Şəhərlərarası telefon kodları". Aztelekom MMC. Aztelekom İB. Retrieved 19 August 2015. (in Azerbaijani)
- "Gadabay". discoverazerbaijan.az. Archived from the original on 2013-09-07.
- "German industrialists' legacy to be revived in Azeri region". azernews.az. 11-02-2011. Archived from the original on 2013-01-15. Check date values in:
|date=(help) - "Second plant in prospect at Azerbaijan gold mine". news.az. Archived from the original on 2014-08-21.
- "Coğrafi mövqeyi - GƏDƏBƏY RAYON Icra Hakimiyyəti". www.gedebey-ih.gov.az. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
- Political division, population size and structure: Population by towns and regions of the Republic of Azerbaijan. "Population | The State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan". The State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
