Ağdaş (Rayon)
Ağdaş (also Agdash ) is a rayon in Azerbaijan . The capital is the city of Ağdaş . The name means "white stone" and is derived from the white stone of the mountains there.
geography
The rayon has an area of 1048 km². The landscape belongs in the south to the lowlands of the Kura River , which forms the southwestern border, and in the north to the southern flank of the great Caucasus , the Bozdag Mountains , which reach up to 700 m high. Another major river in the district is the Türyançay . The Türyançay National Park is located in the rayon . About 100 km² of the area are forested.
economy
The region is dominated by agriculture. Mainly cotton is grown. There is also a food processing industry, material factories, a mechanical engineering industry and forestry is also important. The main gas pipeline runs through the rayon.
population
The population is 98% Azerbaijanis . Other ethnic groups are Lezgins , Kurds and Tāt . The district had 98,300 inhabitants in 2009.
Attractions
Several 19th-century monuments exist in the region, as well as the ruins of the Surkhaygalasi fortress.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Azerbaijan Development Gateway ( Memento of November 14, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) about the rayon
- ↑ Azerbaijani Statistical Authority ( Memento of November 14, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
Coordinates: 40 ° 36 ' N , 47 ° 30' E