Dallyar Jirdakhan (also Dəllər Cırdaxan, Dallyar Dzhyrdakhan, Dallyar-Dzhirdakhan, Jafar Jabbarly) is a village and municipality in the

Shamkir Rayon Shamkir District ( az, Şəmkir rayonu) is one of the 66 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, Tovuz, Samukh, G ...

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.It has a population of 3,662.

History

Dallyar Jirdakhan was available as a settlement at the beginning of the 18th century. 30 years of the 20th century formed as the village as a result of combination of a few summer and wintering. There are still areas the village called Gimirly, Hajimamedly and Mollaly. Next time the State farm launched in the name of Jafar Jabbarly. That is way this village among the people called Jafar Jabbarly too. There are a variety of considerations about the meaning of Dallyar name. According to one version, this name is associated with

Koroghlu The ''Epic of Koroghlu'' ( az, , tr, ; tk, , uz, ) is a heroic legend prominent in the oral traditions of the Turkic peoples, mainly the Oghuz Turks. The legend typically describes a hero who seeks to avenge a wrong. It was often put to ...

's army, which are called "Deliler".

Culture and education

There is a school, kindergarten, hospital and library in the village. The students study in "Dallyar Jirdakhan secondary school in the name of Shahin Amirov". The park which is named Ashiq Yehya bey Dilgem is here and there is a club. It serves the country folk.

Geography

The village of Dallyar Jırdakhan is 4 kilometers away from the right bank of the Kura River, it is in the plains of Ganja-Gazakh economic region. The village is situated 10 km on the north from Shamkir city and 5 km from Dallyar railway station, which is situated on Baku-Tbilisi way.

Population

The current population is 3662. The vast majority of the population is ethnic

Azeri 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 ...

s, who are

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Muslims. Also

Meskhetian Turks Meskhetian Turks, also referred to as Turkish Meskhetians, Ahiska Turks, and Turkish Ahiskans, ( ka, მესხეთის თურქები ''Meskhetis turk'ebi'') are an ethnic subgroup of Turks formerly inhabiting the Meskheti regi ...

live in the village. Populated places in Shamkir District {{Shamkir-geo-stub