Yevlakh
Yevlakh is a small city in Azerbaijan. It is 265 kilometres (165 miles) west of capital Baku. It is in the Yevlakh Rayon but is separate. The name is from an Old Turkic word meaning 'swampy place.'[1] It was the birthplace of Pavel Florensky.
Coordinates: 40°37′02″N 47°09′00″E / 40.61722°N 47.15000°ECoordinates: 40°37′02″N 47°09′00″E / 40.61722°N 47.15000°E | |
Country | Azerbaijan |
City | Yevlakh (city) |
Population (2008) | |
• Total | 56,726 |
Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+5 (AZT) |
Yevlakh Media
Kars–Tbilisi–Baku railway will directly connect the city with Turkey and Georgia.
Pavel Florensky, was considered Neomartyr by Eastern Orthodox Church
References
- ↑ E.M. Pospelov, Geograficheskie nazvaniya mira (Moscow, 1998), p. 149.
- Yevlakh (as Yevlax) at GEOnet Names Server
- World Gazetteer: Azerbaijan[dead link] – World-Gazetteer.com