Masally District ( az, Masallı rayonu, tly, Masəlli rəyon, script=Latn) is one of the 66

districts A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...

Azerbaijan Azerbaijan (, ; az, Azərbaycan ), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, , also sometimes officially called the Azerbaijan Republic is a transcontinental country located at the boundary of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is a part of th ...

. It is located in the south-east of the country and belongs to the

Lankaran-Astara Economic Region Lankaran-Astara Economic Region ( az, Lənkəran-Astara iqtisadi rayonu; tly, Lankon-Ostoro iğtısodi rəyon, script=Latn) is one of the 14 economic regions of Azerbaijan. It borders Iran to the south and west, Caspian Sea to the east and Shir ...

. The district borders the districts of

Lankaran Lankaran ( az, Lənkəran, ) is a city in Azerbaijan, on the coast of the Caspian Sea, near the southern border with Iran. As of 2021, the city had a population of 89,300. It is next to, but independent of, Lankaran District. The city forms a dis ...

, Lerik, Yardimli, Jalilabad, and Neftchala. Its capital and largest city is Masally. As of 2020, the district had a population of 227,700.

Geography

In the east, the district is washed by the

Caspian Sea The Caspian Sea is the world's largest inland body of water, often described as the world's largest lake or a full-fledged sea. An endorheic basin, it lies between Europe and Asia; east of the Caucasus, west of the broad steppe of Central Asia ...

, and in the west it approaches

Talysh Mountains Talysh Mountains ( tly, Tolışə Bandon, script=Latn, fa, کوه‌های تالش, Kuhhâye Tâleš; az, Talış dağları) is a mountain range in far southeastern Azerbaijan and far northwestern Iran within Ardabil Province and Gilan Provin ...

, Burovar ridge. Height of the territory reaches . There are mineral and geothermal springs in Masally. Average temperature is in January, and in July. The amount of annual precipitation is . Vilash is the largest river of the district. There are broad-leaved forests of Girkan type- chestnut-leaved oak,

hornbeam Hornbeams are hardwood trees in the flowering plant genus ''Carpinus'' in the birch family Betulaceae. The 30–40 species occur across much of the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. Origin of names The common English name ''hornbeam' ...

beech Beech (''Fagus'') is a genus of deciduous trees in the family Fagaceae, native to temperate Europe, Asia, and North America. Recent classifications recognize 10 to 13 species in two distinct subgenera, ''Engleriana'' and ''Fagus''. The ''Engle ...

, Persian ironwood tree, Girkan boxwood,

Caucasian persimmon ''Diospyros lotus'', with common names date-plum, Caucasian persimmon, or lilac persimmon, is a widely cultivated species of the genus ''Diospyros'', native to subtropical southwest Asia and southeast Europe. Its English name derives from the sma ...

medlar ''Mespilus germanica'', known as the medlar or common medlar, is a large shrub or small tree in the rose family Rosaceae. The fruit of this tree, also called medlar, has been cultivated since Roman times, is usually available in winter and ea ...

and others in the mountainous part of the district. Total area of the district's forests equals . There are 107 villages in Masally.

History

Masally district was established in 1930. Formerly, the territory of the district was part of Arkevan area of Lankaran District. Before that, the territory of the district belonged to ancient Manna and Atropatena states. It was included in

Talysh Khanate Talysh Khanate or Talish Khanate ( fa, خانات تالش, Khānāt-e Tālesh) was a khanate of Iranian origin that was established in Persia and existed from the middle of the 18th century till the beginning of the 19th century, located in the ...

in the middle of the 18th century.

Politics

The head of Masally District is chief executive. Chief executives: * Safarov Azer Fattah oghlu-till September 30, 2004 * Aliyev Ogtay Jalil oghlu-from September 30, 2004, to September 29, 2006 * Aghayev Gazanfar Arif oghlu-since September 30, 2006 * Huseynov Rafil İsrafil oghlu-since April 14, 2012

Administrative structure

The center of the district is the city of Masally. The average population density is 159 people per km². Boradigah township, Badalan, Arkevan, Banbashi, Gizilagaj, Teze Alvadi, and Chakhirli villages are the other largest population aggregates.

Population

According to data of 2020, population of the rayon consists of 228,977 people; 92% are

Azerbaijanis Azerbaijanis (; az, Azərbaycanlılar, ), Azeris ( az, Azərilər, ), or Azerbaijani Turks ( az, Azərbaycan Türkləri, ) are a Turkic people living mainly in northwestern Iran and the Republic of Azerbaijan. They are the second-most numer ...

and 7,9% are the

Talysh people The Talysh people ( tly, Tolışon, script=Latn تالشان; az, Talışlar; fa, تالشان) are an Iranian ethnic group indigenous to a region shared between Azerbaijan and Iran which spans the South Caucasus and the southwestern shore ...

Territory

The total area of the district is 72097 ha. 22783 ha (31,6%) of the territory belongs to the state. (73.1%) of this area is covered with forests, which Forest Agriculture department owns 15960 ha, and the rest is for the domestic economy. (1.9%) area is included to water fund and (20.02%) area belongs to the state reserve fund. Municipality owns (26.0%) of the area. of this territory is for the perspective development of municipality bodies and 1393 ha of area belongs to the reserve fund of the municipality. (42.4%) of the area is private property. (88%) of the territory is privatized and (12%) belong to the local people.

Economy

2,0 million manats were granted to the executive of Masally District for the acceleration of the socio-economic development in the region by the decree of the President dated 15 March 2012. Agriculture, construction, industry, transportation, and telecommunication are the cores of economy in Masally district.

Agriculture

Construction

Industry

In January–December 2015, there was 37366 thousand manats worth of goods and service production in the Masally industry. It is more 4,6 % more than the previous year. 85,1 percent of the total industrial production was goods and 14,9 percent was serviced.

Transportation

In 2015, cargo transportation by automobiles was 2368 thousand ton. It is 113 thousand ton more than the previous year. Transportation of passengers was 13324 thousand persons, which is 813 thousand people more than the previous years. The total worth of transportation was 10832,4 thousand manats in 2015.

Telecommunication

In 2015, the total worth of telecommunication services was 1375 thousand manats. It is 5.4% more than the previous year.

Museums

Museum of History and Local Lore

The construction of the museum stated in 2014 and completed in 2016. The president

Ilham Aliyev Ilham Heydar oghlu Aliyev ( az, İlham Heydər oğlu Əliyev, ; born 24 December 1961) is the fourth president of Azerbaijan, serving in the post since 31 October 2003. The son and second child of the former Azerbaijani leader Heydar Aliyev, ...

attended the opening of the museum. The museum has an exhibition hall, administrative room, ideological center, fund, and drawing gallery.

Museum of History and Regional Studies

The museum has more than 7000 exhibits, which illustrates the history of Masally from Eneolithic period to the 20th century. Exhibits include sculptures, carvings, drawings, clothing, photos, arts, crafts, and documents.

Gallery

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References

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