Goygol (city)
Goygol ( az, Göygöl , known as Helenendorf before 1931, Yelenino in 1931–1938, Khanlar in 1938–2008) is a city, municipality and the capital of the Goygol District in northwestern Azerbaijan. It is around south of Azerbaijan's second-largest city, Ganja. The city of Goygol has a population of 30.000. The municipality includes the city of Goygol and the village of Qızılqaya. Geography Location Goygol is situated in northwestern Azerbaijan south of Ganja city in the foothills of the Murovdag of the Lesser Caucasus Mountains. It is in the Kura River Basin, and the Gyandzha River () runs through the city. A spur to Ganja connects it to the Baku-Kazakh railway, and there is a highway into Ganja. Climate Goygol has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification: Cfa). July is the hottest month with an average temperature of and January is the coldest with an average temperature of . The wettest month is May with an average of . History There has been a ...
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