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.

Coat of arms of Yevlax
Coordinates: 40°37′02″N 47°09′00″E / 40.61722°N 47.15000°E / 40.61722; 47.15000Coordinates: 40°37′02″N 47°09′00″E / 40.61722°N 47.15000°E / 40.61722; 47.15000
CountryAzerbaijan
CityYevlakh (city)
Population
 (2008)
 • Total56,726
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+5 (AZT)
Yevlakh Train Station

Yevlakh Media

References

  1. E.M. Pospelov, Geograficheskie nazvaniya mira (Moscow, 1998), p. 149.