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Raion in Baku, Azerbaijan
Xəzər
Raion
Overhead pedestrian crossing on Mardakan-Zughulba highwayOverhead pedestrian crossing on Mardakan-Zughulba highway
Xəzər is located in AzerbaijanXəzərXəzər
Coordinates: 40°27′23″N 50°06′56″E / 40.45639°N 50.11556°E / 40.45639; 50.11556
Country Azerbaijan
CityBaku
Government
 • MayorElshan Salahov
Population
 • Total240,000
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4 (AZT)

The Khazar raion (Azerbaijani: Xəzər rayonu) is one of the 12 rayonlar in Baku, Azerbaijan. It has a population of 170,400.

Name

Before being renamed by the decision of the Parliament of Azerbaijan on May 11, 2010, the raion was called Azizbekov (Azerbaijani: Əzizbəyov) after Meshadi Azizbekov.

Municipalities

Water reservoir in Qala

The raion contains the municipalities of Binə, Buzovna, Çilov-Neft Daşları, Gürgən-Pirallahı, Mərdəkan, Qala, Şağan, Şüvəlan, Türkan, and Zirə.

See also

References

  1. ƏZİZBƏYOV XƏZƏR OLDU Archived 2010-05-14 at the Wayback Machine (in Azerbaijani)
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