Salyan (), is a city and the capital of the

Salyan District Salyan may refer to: Places Azerbaijan * Salyan District (Azerbaijan), a district of Azerbaijan *Salyan, Azerbaijan, capital of the Salyan rayon (district) * Shirvan-Salyan economic region, an economic region of Azerbaijan Nepal *Salyan Distri ...

Azerbaijan Azerbaijan, officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, is a Boundaries between the continents, transcontinental and landlocked country at the boundary of West Asia and Eastern Europe. It is a part of the South Caucasus region and is bounded by ...

. The city of Salyan is industrialized and known for processing

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History

The city of Salyan was called "Dalan-Navur" in Mongolian during the Mongol invasion of Azerbaijan. The word "Salyan" is either derived from the Arabo-

Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...

words ''seyl'' (flood) and ''seylan'' (overflow) or the Turkic word ''sal'' (raft). It was part of

Quba Khanate The Quba Khanate (also spelled Qobbeh; ) was one of the most significant semi-independent khanates that existed from 1747 to 1806, under Iranian suzerainty. It bordered the Caspian Sea to the east, Derbent Khanate to the north, Shaki Khanate to ...

during 1680 to 1782 and ruled by various khans. Salyan was the administrative center of the

Javad Uyezd The Javad ''uezd'', known after 1921 as the Salyan ''uezd'', was a county (''uezd'') within the Baku Governorate of the Russian Empire and then of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic and Azerbaijan SSR until its formal abolishment in 1929 by the ...

of the

Baku Governorate The Baku Governorate, known before 1859 as the Shemakha Governorate, was a province (''guberniya'') of the Caucasus Viceroyalty (1801–1917), Caucasus Viceroyalty of the Russian Empire, with its center in the booming metropolis and Caspian Sea p ...

. Throughout its history, Salyan has suffered from floods because of its proximity to the river and the relatively low elevation of most of the town.

Geography

Climate

Demographics

Administrative divisions

The municipality of Salyan consists of the city of Salyan. The mayor, presently Sevindik Hatamov, embodies the executive power of the city.

List of City's mayors

Azerbaijani SSR

*(1920) Yusif Gasimov *(1961–1966) Huseyn Huseynov

Azerbaijan Republic

*(1993) A.Yusubov *(1993–2004) Valihat Azizov *(2004) Yusif Alakbarov *(2004–2009) Rasim Bashirov *(2009–2011) Aliagha Huseynov *(2011–2016) Tahir Karimov *(2016–present) Sevindik Hatamov

Economy

Culture

Sport

Salyan was home to former football teams Plastik Salyan and

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. Mughan through its history played in the

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Transport

Public transport

Salyan has a large urban transport system, mostly managed by the

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Education

Notable residents

Some of the city's many prestigious residents include: philosopher

Ali bey Huseynzade Ali bey Huseyn oghlu Huseynzade (; ; Salyan, Azerbaijan, Salyan, March 7, 1864 – Istanbul, March 17, 1940) was an Azerbaijanis, Azerbaijani writer, thinker, philosopher, artist, doctor, and the creator of the modern Flag of Azerbaijan. Early y ...

, mathematician Vagif Guliyev, lieutenant general Rail Rzayev, poet

Khalil Rza Uluturk Khalil Rza Uluturk (), (21 October 1932, Salyan District, Azerbaijan, Salyan – 22 June 1994, Baku) was an Azerbaijani poet. Khalil Rza Uluturk was a critic, literary scholar, translator, member of the Azerbaijan Writers' Union since 1954, Docto ...

and footballer

Samadagha Shikhlarov Samadagha Shikhlarov (; 5 September 1955 – 1 June 2021) was an Azerbaijani professional footballer who played as forward for Neftchi Baku PFC, Khazar, SKA Kiev, Chiraqqala Siyazan. Shikhlarov was well known for his heading ability, rememb ...

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, was the creator of the modern

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.Whitney Smith. Flag Lore Of All Nations. — Millbrook Press, 2001. — P. 13. —

References

Sources

External links

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World Gazetteer: Azerbaijan
– World-Gazetteer.com
The ministry of Culture and Tourism of Azerbaijan Republic: Azerbaijan
{{Administrative divisions of Azerbaijan Populated places in Salyan District (Azerbaijan)