Central Aran Economic Region ( az, Mərkəzi Aran iqtisadi rayonu) is one of the 14
economic regions of
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 borders the economic regions of
Shaki-Zagatala,
Mountainous Shirvan,
Shirvan-Salyan,
Mil-Mughan,
Karabakh
Karabakh ( az, Qarabağ ; hy, Ղարաբաղ, Ġarabaġ ) is a geographic region in present-day southwestern Azerbaijan and eastern Armenia, extending from the highlands of the Lesser Caucasus down to the lowlands between the rivers Kura and A ...
, and
Ganja-Dashkasan. The region consists of the districts of
Agdash,
Goychay,
Kurdamir,
Ujar,
Yevlakh
Yevlakh ( az, Yevlax, ) is a city in Azerbaijan, 265 km west of capital Baku. It is surrounded by, but administratively separate from, the Yevlakh District.
Etymology
The settlement is mentioned by the 13th century Armenian historian Step ...
,
Zardab
Zardab District ( az, Zərdab rayonu) is one of the 66 districts of Azerbaijan. It is located in the centre of the country and belongs to the Central Aran Economic Region. The district borders the districts of Agdash, Ujar, Kurdamir, Imishli, ...
, as well as the city of
Mingachevir
Mingachevir ( az, Mingəçevir ) is the fourth-largest city in Azerbaijan with a population of about 106,000. It's often called the "city of lights" because of its hydroelectric power station on the Kur River, which divides the city down the mid ...
. It has an area of . Its population was estimated to be at 740 thousand people in January 2021.
History
Central Aran Economic Region was established on 7 July 2021 as part of a reform of the economic region system of Azerbaijan. Its territory was part of the larger
Aran Economic Region prior to 2021.
References
{{Economic Regions of Azerbaijan
Economic regions of Azerbaijan