Tovuz (city)

Tovuz

coat of arms

State :

Azerbaijan

Rayon :

Tovuz

Founded :

1912

Coordinates :

41 ° 0 ' N , 45 ° 38' E Coordinates: 40 ° 59 '32 " N , 45 ° 37' 44" E

Height :

440 m

Residents :

13,800 (2014)

Time zone :

AZT ( UTC + 4 )

Telephone code :

(+994) 2231

Postal code :

AZ6000

License plate :

60

Community type:

City (şəhər)

Tovuz

Tovuz is a city in Azerbaijan . It is the capital of the Tovuz district . The city had around 13,800 inhabitants in 2014.

history

The city was founded in 1912 by German settlers and was named Grubenfeld. During the Second World War , the Germans were expelled under Stalin and the city was renamed Tovuz .

Culture

The Azerbaijani musician Hussein Bozalganli was born in the city. The house where he was born is now a museum. There is also a newly built mosque, a stadium, a city hall and a cinema.

traffic

The Poti – Baku railway line runs through the city and is operated here by Azərbaycan Dövlət Dəmir Yolu , as does the M1 ( European route 60 ). Tovuz is connected to the country's bus network.

Personalities

Rəhman Hacıyev (* 1993), Azerbaijani football player

Individual evidence

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

Web links

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

[1] 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)

[azerb-2] zerb.com about city and rayon