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Shamkir
Shamkir may refer to: * Shamkir (city), a city in Azerbaijan *Shamkir District Shamkir District () is one of the 66 Administrative divisions of Azerbaijan, districts of Azerbaijan. It is located in the north-west of the country and belongs to the Gazakh-Tovuz Economic Region. The district borders the districts of Gadabay Di ..., a district of Azerbaijan * Shamkir FC, a football club in Shamkir See also * {{Geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shamkir District
Shamkir District () is one of the 66 Administrative divisions of Azerbaijan, districts of Azerbaijan. It is located in the north-west of the country and belongs to the Gazakh-Tovuz Economic Region. The district borders the districts of Gadabay District, Gadabay, Tovuz District, Tovuz, Samukh District, Samukh, Goygol District, Goygol, and Dashkasan District, Dashkasan. Its capital and largest city is Şəmkir, Shamkir. As of 2020, the district had a population of 219,500. Overview The district includes one city, Şəmkir, Shamkir city; seven city-type settlements, which include Çinarlı, Shamkir, Chinarlı settlement, Dəllər, Shamkir, Dallar settlement, Zəyəm, Shamkir, Zayam settlement, and Kür, Kura settlement; and 58 villages. There are 59 large and middle-size schools, 53 pre-schools, 81 secondary education schools, 1 technical vocational establishments, 22 hospitals and healthcare offices, and 156 cultural establishments in the raion. Statistics Population The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shamkir (city)
Shamkir (), known historically as Annenfeld, is a city in and the capital of Shamkir District in western Azerbaijan, located in the northern foothills of the Lesser Caucasus, on the coast of the Chagirchay River on Tbilisi-Yevlakh highway, about from Dallar railway station. It is the eighth most populous city in Azerbaijan. Etymology One theory is that the name derives from the dialectal Azerbaijani word ''sham'', meaning ''a place covered in green''.Pospelov, pp. 27–28Kotlyakoventry on "Shamkir"/ref> Population As of October 1, 2021, the population of the region was 221,372 people. History In antiquity, the territory of the modern Shamkir was part of the province of Utik, a part of the Kingdom of Armenia until 387 AD. Greco-Roman historians from the 2nd century BC to the 4th century AD state that Utik was a province of Armenia, with the Kura River separating Armenia and Caucasian Albania. The historical Shamkur (also known as Shamkhor and Shamkir) has been known ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
