Qax (city)

Qax

coat of arms

State :

Azerbaijan

Rayon :

Qax

Coordinates :

41 ° 25 ' N , 46 ° 55' E Coordinates: 41 ° 25 '21 " N , 46 ° 55' 27" E

Height :

600 m

Residents :

13,900 (2014)

Time zone :

AZT ( UTC + 4 )

Telephone code :

(+994) 2425

Postal code :

AZ3400

License plate :

34

Community type:

City (şəhər)

Qax

Qax , also Gakh ( Georgian კახი / Kachi ), is a city in Azerbaijan . It is the capital of the Qax district . The city lies on the banks of the Kurhumchai River. The name means something like fortress .

Around 13,900 people live in the city. Georgians are a large minority . There is a cultural center and an old Georgian Orthodox church in the city.

There are bus connections to Baku as well as Russia and Georgia. There is also a train station outside the city.

swell

↑ ^a ^b ^c azerb.com about city and rayon
↑ 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)

Web links

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

[azerb-1] zerb.com about city and rayon

[2] 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)