Hacıqabul (Rayon)

Location of Hacıqabuls in Azerbaijan

Hacıqabul , also Hajigabul , is a rayon in eastern Azerbaijan . The capital of the district is the city of the same name Hacıqabul (formerly Qazı Məmməd or Qazıməmməd , Russian Кази-Магомед / Kasi-Magomed ).

geography

The rayon has an area of ​​1640 km². The landscape belongs to the steppe of Shirvan and is traversed by the Hacıqabul . The Kura River forms the southwestern border .

population

The rayon had 65,500 inhabitants in 2009. These are spread across the capital and 30 other places.

economy

Oil production plays an important role in the Rajon's economy , especially in the area of ​​the Şahdağ and Mişovdağ mountain ranges running through the area from northwest to southeast. Otherwise the region is characterized by agriculture. It is mainly cattle breeding (cattle and sheep) and grain and vegetables are grown along the Kura and in the Pirsaat valley . There are three agribusinesses and 47 other farms.

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  Entering the Rajon from the direction of Şirvan . In the background the city of Hacıqabul and the Şahdağ mountain range

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  Mud volcanoes with emerging oil can be found in many places

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  The valley of the Pirsaat river with the village of Birinci Udullu in the north of the raion. On the horizon the snow-capped peaks of the Greater Caucasus beyond Şamaxı

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  Economy of the Rajon: oil production (here at the Kəlaməddin deposit) and cattle farming

Architectural monuments

In the district are the remains of the Hanega fortress .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Azerbaijan Development Gateway ( Memento of November 14, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) about the rayon
2. ↑ Azerbaijani Statistical Authority ( Memento of November 14, 2010 in the Internet Archive )

Coordinates: 40 ° 6 '  N , 49 ° 0'  E