Babek, Azerbaijan

Coordinates: 39°09′07″N 45°26′30″E / 39.15194°N 45.44167°E / 39.15194; 45.44167
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Babek
Babək
Municipality
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Babek (Azerbaijani: Babək (listen)) is a city, municipality and the capital of Babek District, in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan.

In 2015, by decree of

Azerbaijan Republic, Qoşadizə village was liquidated and added into the administrative territory of the city of Babek.[2]

History

Before 1978, the settlement was known as Tazakand (

Abbasids
. He was captured and killed in the 9th century.

Demography

As of 2010, Babək had a population of 3252 people.[3]

References

  1. ^ World Gazetteer: Azerbaijan [dead link] – World-Gazetteer.com
  2. ^ "Naxçıvan Muxtar Respublikasının Babək rayonunun inzibati ərazi bölgüsündə qismən dəyişiklik edilməsi haqqında Azərbaycan Respublikasının Qanunu » Azərbaycan Prezidentinin Rəsmi internet səhifəsi". president.az.
  3. ^ a b "Описание курорта Бабек, Азербайджан". tury.ru. Retrieved 8 January 2011.

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