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Ənvər Məmmədxanlı (writer)
Anvar Gafar oghlu Mammadkhanli (; 28 February 1913 – 19 December 1990) was a Soviet and Azerbaijani screenwriter and playwright. He was a member of the Union of Azerbaijani Writers since 1938. Biography Anvar Mammadkhanli was born in 1913 in the provincial town of Goychay (city), Goychay. Mammadkhanli was five when the independent Azerbaijan Democratic Republic began its three years of existence and eight when the Bolsheviks finally took control of Azerbaijan. The idealism and energy of Soviet communism in the 1920s left their mark on his work. Anvar Mammadkhanli studied at a technical college in Baku. He completed two years of distance study at the prestigious Oil Institute. Despite his technical background, Mammadkhanli moved in the 1930s into translating and editorial work. Anvar Mammadkhanli was a special correspondent for the Azerbaijani army newspaper Qizil Ordu during the World War II, Second World War. In 1944–46 where he was a special correspondent for the army newsp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goychay (city)
Goychay () is a city, municipality and the capital of the Goychay District of Azerbaijan. The municipality includes the city of Goychay and the nearby village of Qızılqaya. As of December 2016 the urban population of Goychay was estimated at 42,500, an increase of around 20% since 2004 when the population was recorded as being 35,344. History The settlement dates back to the late 1850s following the devastating 1859 earthquake in Shemakha, though the town was only officially incorporated as such in 1916. Goychay was the administrative center of the Geokchay Uyezd of the Baku Governorate. During the Soviet era, the city was often known by its Russian pronunciation as used in the Russian Empire, Geokchay. On 2 June 2018 the main bridge carrying the M4 highway across the Goychay River near the city's Olympic Centre was washed away, leading to criminal accusations against several business leaders associated with its construction. Climate Göyçay has a semi-arid climate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |