{"id":2839,"date":"2014-03-28T00:13:15","date_gmt":"2014-03-27T20:13:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/1905.az\/?p=2839"},"modified":"2014-11-13T10:30:43","modified_gmt":"2014-11-13T06:30:43","slug":"lachin-rayon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1905.az\/en\/lachin-rayon\/","title":{"rendered":"Lachin district"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lachin district is an administrative rayon in the Republic of Azerbaijan. Established in 1930. Situated in the Lesser Caucasus, in the south-west of Azerbaijan. Bordered by Armenia on the west. It occupies an area of 1835 km2<\/sup>, while the population is 68,900 (as of 01.01.2006). The capital is the city of Lachin.<\/p>\n

The rayon includes the city of Lachin, the settlement of Gayghi, the villages of Agbulag (A\u011fbulaq), Alkhasli (Alxasl\u0131), Ahmadli (\u018fhm\u0259dli), Hajilar (Hac\u0131lar), Gulabird (G\u00fcl\u0259bird), Jagazur (Ca\u011fazur), Gushchu (Qu\u015f\u00e7u), Minkand (Mink\u0259nd), Mirik (Mirik), Mihsni (Mi\u015fni), Sadinlar (Sad\u0131nlar), Sheylanli (\u015eeylanl\u0131), Agjakand (A\u011fcak\u0259nd), Ardushlu (Ardu\u015flu), Agjayazi (A\u011fcayaz\u0131), Ashagi Farajan (A\u015fa\u011f\u0131 F\u0259r\u0259can), Farajan (F\u0259r\u0259can), Bozlu (Bozlu), Galaja (Qalaca), Bulunduz (B\u00fcl\u00fcnd\u00fcz), Ayibazar (Ay\u0131bazar), Birinji Ipak (Birinci \u0130p\u0259k), Vagazin (Vaqazin), Bozguney (Bozg\u00fcney), Kalafalig (Kalafal\u0131q), Hajikhanli (Hac\u0131xanl\u0131), Govushug (Qovu\u015fuq), Budagdere (Budaqd\u0259r\u0259), Hochaz (Ho\u00e7az), Mollalar (Mollalar), Uluduz (Ulud\u00fcz), Avazlar (Avazlar), Dashli (Da\u015fl\u0131), Velibeyli (V\u0259lib\u0259yli), Nanshlar (Nan\u015flar), Hetemler (H\u0259t\u0259ml\u0259r), Kaha (Kaha), Jijimli (Cicimli), Ashagi Jijimli (A\u015fa\u011f\u0131 Cicimli), Gazidere (Qaz\u0131d\u0259r\u0259), Zabukh (Zabux), Sus (Sus), Gizilja (Q\u0131z\u0131lca), Baylik (B\u0259ylik), Irchan (\u0130r\u00e7an), Chambarkhach (\u00c7\u0259mb\u0259rxa\u00e7), Khumarta (Xumarta), Garabeyli (Qarab\u0259yli), Lalebaghirli (L\u0259l\u0259ba\u011f\u0131rl\u0131), Korjabulag (Korcabulaq), Zerti (Zerti), Khirmanlar (X\u0131rmanlar), Birinci Tigik (Birinci T\u0131\u011fik), Ikinji Tigik (\u0130kinci T\u0131\u011fik), Garigishlag (Qar\u0131q\u0131\u015flaq), Soyugbulag (Soyuqbulaq), Gilichli (Q\u0131l\u0131\u00e7l\u0131), Zeyve (Zeyv\u0259), Kohnekend (K\u00f6hn\u0259k\u0259nd), Gishlag (Q\u0131\u015flaq), Ayrik (\u018fyrik), Alijan (Al\u0131can), Gozlu (Qozlu), Finge (Fing\u0259), Gorchu (Qor\u00e7u), Zagaalti (Za\u011faalt\u0131), Goshasu (Qo\u015fasu), Alpout (Alpout), Bulovluk (B\u00fcl\u00f6vl\u00fck), Kurdhaji (K\u00fcrdhac\u0131), Arikli (\u018frikli), Hajisamli (Hac\u0131saml\u0131), Garasaggal (Qarasaqqal), Kamalli (Kamall\u0131), Chiragli (\u00c7\u0131raql\u0131), Garakechdi (Qarake\u00e7di), Katos (Katos), Malkhalaf (Malx\u0259l\u0259f), Mazutlu (Mazutlu), Malikpaya (M\u0259likp\u0259y\u0259), Malibey (Mal\u0131b\u0259y), Agoglan (A\u011fo\u011flan), Husulu (H\u00fcs\u00fcl\u00fc), Ziyrik (Ziyrik), Migidere (M\u0131\u011f\u0131d\u0259r\u0259), Deyirmanyani (D\u0259yirmanyan\u0131), Tarkhanli (T\u0259rxanl\u0131), Dayhan (D\u0259yhan), Baldirganli (Bald\u0131r\u011fanl\u0131), Oguldere (O\u011fuld\u0259r\u0259), Agalarushagi (A\u011falaru\u015fa\u011f\u0131), Pirjahan (Pircahan), Seyidler (Seyidl\u0259r), Aligulu (\u018fliqulu), Garachanli (Qara\u00e7anl\u0131), Pichenis (Pi\u00e7\u0259nis), Khachinyali (Xa\u00e7\u0131nyal\u0131), Kohne Jorman (K\u00f6hn\u0259 Corman), Sonasar (Sonasar), May\u0131s (Mayis), Tezekend (T\u0259z\u0259k\u0259nd), Hagnazar (Haqn\u0259z\u0259r), Ardashavi (\u018frd\u0259\u015f\u0259vi), Safiyan (S\u0259fiyan), Khanalilar (Xanal\u0131lar), Suarasi (Suaras\u0131), Turkler (T\u00fcrkl\u0259r), Farrash (F\u0259rra\u015f), Nureddin (Nur\u0259ddin), Fetelipeye (F\u0259t\u0259lip\u0259y\u0259), Aganus (A\u011fanus), Unannovu (Unannovu), Arab (\u018fr\u0259b), Turshsu (Tur\u015fsu), Shelve (\u015e\u0259lv\u0259), Imanlar (\u0130manlar), Dambulag (Dambulaq), Shamken (\u015eamk\u0259nd), Alakchi (\u018fl\u0259k\u00e7i), Bozdogan (Bozda\u011fan), Jorman (Corman), Naghdali (Na\u011fdal\u0131).<\/p>\n

The area is mountainous. Lachin extends to the south-western slope of Karabakh ridge on the east, to the<\/p>\n

The area is mountainous. Lachin extends to the south-western slope of Karabakh ridge on the east, to the south-eastern slope of Mikhtokan ridge on the north, to Karabakh plateau on the south-west. The highest point is the Q\u0131z\u0131lboga mountain (3594 m). Jurassic-anthropogenic sediments are spread. The rayon has mineral resources such as mercury, polymetals, building materials, Narzan-type mineral water springs. Mild warm and cold climate with dry winter prevails over the most of the area. The average temperature is from -10\u00b0C to 0\u00b0C in January, from 10\u00b0C to 22\u00b0C in July. Annual precipitation is 600-900 mm. The rayon`s river is Hakari and its tributaries. The most spread soil types are sod mountainous-meadow, brown mountainous-forest and carbonate mountainous-black. The vegetation comprises bushy and rare woods, deciduous mountain forests (oak, hornbeam, beech), sub-alpine and alpine meadows. Animals: mountain goats, deer, wild boars, squirrels, dormice, common voles. Lachin preserve was established.<\/p>\n

Lachin is an agricultural region. Cattle-breeding occupies the major place in its economy.<\/p>\n

There are 149 secondary schools, 2 pre-school and 5 extracurricular educational institutions, a vocational school, a children\u00a0 creativity center, 85 clubs, 119 libraries, 5 music schools, and 142 health facilities in the rayon.<\/p>\n

The cave-temple (5th<\/sup> century), mausoleums (14th<\/sup>-19th<\/sup> century), a castle (17th century), a mosque (1718), a palace (1716), a bridge (18th century) are registered architectural monuments in the territory of Lachin.<\/p>\n

Occupied on May 18, 1992, by the Armenian armed forces.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Azerbaijan National Encyclopedia. 25 volumes. Volume Azerbaijan<\/i>, Baku, 2007, p. 866<\/p>\n

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