Qax (Rayon)

Location of Qax Rayon in Azerbaijan

Qax is a rayon (district) in northern Azerbaijan . The capital of the district is the city of Qax .

geography

Qax has an area of 1494 km². The district is located on the southern slope of the Greater Caucasus and borders on Dagestan in the north and Georgia in the southwest . In the south the climate is warm and subtropical, in the north in the mountains it is cold.

history

The region has long been disputed between Georgian and Azerbaijani states. In 1562 the Safavide Tahmasp I founded the Sultanate of Ilisu, which had its center in this area. This also ruled over the Sheki Khanate for a while in the 18th century . In 1803 the region was annexed by Russia . After the collapse of the Russian Empire in 1918, the region first belonged to Azerbaijan and, in 1919, to Georgia for a short time. In 1920 the area became part of the Azerbaijani SSR . In 1930 the Qax Rayon was founded.

population

Over 53,100 people live in 60 settlements in the rayon.

economy

The economy is dominated by agriculture. In particular, nuts , grains and tobacco are grown.

Culture and sights

The district includes the Kurmuk sanctuary, the tomb of Hadji-Murat and the remains of the Gasankhan fortress. There are also several old towers and caravanserais . The village of Ilisu was once the capital of a sultanate, and the remains of the castle and a mosque still exist today. In the village of Qum there is a fortress and a basilica from the time of the state of Albania . At the village of Ləkit (Lekit) are the remains of a rare early medieval round church with an inner tetraconchus . Belonging to a larger walled complex Church of the Caucasian Albanians represents a smaller successor building of the cathedrals of Zvartnots and Bana is

traffic

The capital Qax is connected to the bus and train network of Azerbaijan.

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c Azerbaijan Developement Gateway ( Memento from December 25, 2005 in the Internet Archive ) about Rayon and City (in the Internet Archive)
↑ Azerbaijani Statistical Authority ( Memento of November 14, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
↑ W. Eugene smallholder: Zvart'nots and the Origins of Christian Architecture in Armenia. In: The Art Bulletin, Vol. 54, No. 3, September 1972, pp. 245-262, here pp. 253f
↑ ^a ^b azerb.com about rayon and city

Web links

Commons : Qax - collection of images, videos and audio files

41.4 46.9Coordinates: 41 ° 24 ' N , 46 ° 54' E

[ADG-1] Azerbaijan Developement Gateway ( Memento from December 25, 2005 in the Internet Archive ) about Rayon and City (in the Internet Archive)

[2] Azerbaijani Statistical Authority ( Memento of November 14, 2010 in the Internet Archive )

[3] W. Eugene smallholder: Zvart'nots and the Origins of Christian Architecture in Armenia. In: The Art Bulletin, Vol. 54, No. 3, September 1972, pp. 245-262, here pp. 253f

[azerb-4] zerb.com about rayon and city