Ganja, Azerbaijan
Ganja is Azerbaijan's second-largest city. There are around 313,300 people.[1][2][3] It was named Yelizavetpol in the Russian Empire period. The name is from the New Persian ganj which means treasure. It was likely started in the 5th century A.D.[4]
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Gəncə | |
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 Seal | |
| Coordinates: 40°40′58″N 46°21′38″E / 40.68278°N 46.36056°ECoordinates: 40°40′58″N 46°21′38″E / 40.68278°N 46.36056°E | |
| Country |  Azerbaijan |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Elmar Valiyev |
| Area | |
| • Total | 110 km2 (40 sq mi) |
| Elevation | +408 m (1,339 ft) |
| Population (2009)census data[1] | |
| • Total | 313,300 |
| • Density | 2,848/km2 (7,380/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (GMT+4) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+5 (GMT+5) |
| Website | www.ganca.net |
Ganja International Airport is the only airport in the city.[5]
Education
Ganja has four places for post-secondary education.
Ganja, Azerbaijan Media
Gate of Ganja, now in Gelati Monastery, Imereti, Georgia
The siege of Ganja Fortress in 1804 during the Russo-Persian War (1804–1813) by the Russian forces under leadership of general Pavel Tsitsianov.
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City of Ganja Azerbaijan
City of Ganja Azerbaijan and Javadkhan mount
Imamzadeh religious complex in Ganja
Shopping center in Ganja, Azerbaijan
Javad khan street in Ganja
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan
- ↑ The Ganja State Historical-Cultural reserve[dead link]
- ↑ В Азербайджане численность населения достигла 8 млн. 922 тыс. человек (in Russian)
- ↑ "Encyclopædia Iranica, "Ganja", C. Edmund Bosworth". Archived from the original on 2011-08-23. Retrieved 2012-05-13.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ Gəncə Beynəlxalq hava limanının açılış mərasimi (in Azerbaijani)
