Shamkir (city)
40°49′47″N 46°01′08″E / 40.82972°N 46.01889°E
Shamkir
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Area code | +994 241 |
Website | shamkir-ih |
Shamkir (Azerbaijani: Şəmkir), known historically as Annenfeld, is a city in and the capital of Shamkir District in western Azerbaijan, located in the northern foothills of the Lesser Caucasus, on the coast of the Chagirchay River on Tbilisi-Yevlakh highway, about 4 kilometers (2.5 mi) from Dallar railway station. It is the eighth most populous city in Azerbaijan.
Etymology
One theory is that the name derives from the dialectal Azerbaijani word sham, meaning a place covered in green.[2][3]
Population
As of October 1, 2021, the population of the region was 221,372 people.[4]
History
In antiquity, the territory of the modern Shamkir was part of the province of
The historical Shamkur (also known as Shamkhor and Shamkir
In 1817–1818, a
Following World War I, Annenfeld was given the Russian name of Annino (Russian: Аннино).[2] In 1938, it was granted urban-type settlement and renamed Shamkhor (Шамхор), after the nearby railway station and the historical Shamkir.[2][3] In 1944, two years after the German population was deported as part of the population transfer in the Soviet Union, it was granted town status.[3] In 1991, the name was changed to Shamkir.[2]
Economy
There are cognac and wine plants and also a plant of local industry functioning in the city.
Transportation
Public transport
Shamkir has a large urban transport system, mostly managed by the Ministry of Transportation.
Sports
The city has one professional
As of 2014, city's home of Shamkir Chess a category 22 event and one of the highest rated tournaments of all time.[11]
Notable people
Some of the city's many prestigious residents include: poets Molla Vali Vidadi and Ahmad Javad, footballer Javid Imamverdiyev and archer Zinyat Valiyeva.
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Molla Vali Vidadi's poetry expressed positive view on life.
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Ahmad Javad, is known for writings lyrics of Azerbaijan national anthem
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Javid Imamverdiyev, footballer.
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Chairman to the State Committee on Religious Associations of the Republic of Azerbaijan
References
- ^ "The state statistical committee of the Azerbaijan Republic".
- ^ a b c d e f Pospelov, pp. 27–28
- ^ a b c d Kotlyakov, entry on "Shamkir"
- ^ "Əhalisi | Azərbaycan Respublikası Şəmkir Rayon İcra Hakimiyyəti". shamkir-ih.gov.az. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
- ^ Strabo, Geography, 11.14.4, http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0198&loc=11.14.1 Archived 2012-12-12 at archive.today
- ^ Pliny the Elder, "The Natural history ", 6.39: "..the tribe of Albanians settled on the Caucasian mountains, reaches ... the river Kir making border of Armenia and Iberia"
- ^ Claudius Ptolemy, "Geography" 5.12: "Armenia is located from the north to a part of Colchida, Iberia and Albania along the line, which goes through the river Kir (Kura)"
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Soviet Historical Encyclopedia, entry on "Shamkhor" (in Russian)
- ^ Краткая история появления в России ассирийскиx поселений. HOLY APOSTOLIC CATHOLIC ASSYRIAN CHURCH OF THE EAST.
- ^ ФК "Шамкир" возвращается в профессиональный футбол (in Russian). Archived from the original on March 25, 2012. Retrieved August 19, 2011.
- ^ "Carlsen beats Nakamura for perfect 2/2 start in the Gashimov Memorial". www.theweekinchess.com. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
Sources
- Е. М. Поспелов (Ye. M. Pospelov). "Имена городов: вчера и сегодня (1917–1992). Топонимический словарь." (City Names: Yesterday and Today (1917–1992). Toponymic Dictionary.) Москва, "Русские словари", 1993.
- "Словарь современных географических названий" (Dictionary of Modern Geographic Names). Под. ред. В. М. Котлякова (ed. V. M. Kotlyakov), 2006.
- "Советская историческая энциклопедия" (Soviet Historical Encyclopedia). Под ред. Е. М. Жукова (ed. Ye. M. Zhukov), 1973–1982.
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