Yardimli () is a city in and the capital of the Yardimli District of

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. It is in the

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, a northwestern subrange of the Alborz (''Elburz'') mountain range, about 286 km to the south of

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and 76 km to the south-west of

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History

During Soviet times, it had the status of a township. At those times, a carpet-weaving factory, which is no longer operational, functioned in Yardimli. There is a museum, a mosque and a military memorial in the city.

Etymology

They explain the toponym in different ways. According to a possibility, it was created from the word "Yardam". The people are explained as part of the Ulus. They say the root of the name "Ardabil" is "Yard." According to the second assumption, "Ertim" was caused. Historian G.Gullayev closes this toponym in the name of the Pecheneg tribes. "Ertim" is the name of one of the Pecheneg tribes. It is interpreted in ancient Turkish, melting, knight. In 1924, Archaeologist I.Azimbeyov explained the toponym in the meaning of "helpers" in Turkish. According to people, a noble person named "Əli" came here and helped people living in the In mountainous conditions. He straightened a lot of water mills. And this place was called "Yardım Əli".

Climate

Demographics

According to ''Caucasian Calendar'' of 1915, 145 people, mainly the

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shown in the calendar as Tatars, lived in Yardimli village of

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Uyezd of Baku Governorate in 1914. According to a census of 1979, 3114 people and according to a census of 1989, 3438 people lived in Yardimli. According to a census of 2010, the city's population consists of 6700 people.

References

Populated places in Yardimli District Settled areas of Elburz {{Yardymli-geo-stub