Nardaran
| Nardaran | |||
| State : |
 Azerbaijan
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| City with rayon status: | Baku | ||
| District: | Sabunçu | ||
| Coordinates : | 40 ° 33 ' N , 50 ° 0' E | ||
| Height : | 25 m | ||
| Residents : | 9,400 (2014) | ||
| Time zone : | AZT ( UTC + 4 ) | ||
| Telephone code : | (+994) 12 | ||
| Postal code : | AZ1097 | ||
| License plate : | 10, 90 | ||
| Community type: | Settlement (qəsəbə) | ||
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Nardaran is a settlement (qəsəbə) on the Abşeron Peninsula in Azerbaijan . It belongs to the Sabunçu district of the capital Baku . The settlement had around 9400 inhabitants in 2014.
In the city is the 14th century Nardaran Castle .
The settlement is known for its particularly devout residents, which is very unusual and seldom among the secularized population of the secular state. In 2002 and 2006 demonstrations led to clashes with the police.
Personalities
Born in Nardaran:
- Məhəmməd Əmin Rəsulzadə (1884–1955), politician and founder of the Azerbaijani Democratic Republic
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- ↑ Population by sex, economic and administrative regions, urban settlements of the Republic of Azerbaijan at the beginning of the 2014 ( Memento from July 16, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) on the website of the Azərbaycan Respublikasının Dövlət Statistika Komitəsi (State Statistics Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan)
- ^ Overseas Security Advisory Council, Safety & Security Report: Unrest in Nardaran, Azerbaijan ( September 27, 2007 memento in the Internet Archive ), United States Department of State , February 1, 2006
- ↑ Alexander Mikaberidze: Historical Dictionary of Georgia . Plymouth 2007, pp. 193f., ISBN 978-0-8108-5580-9 .
Web links
- azerb.com about the city