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Goychay (Azerbaijani: Göyçay, Russian: Геокчай) is a city, municipality and the capital of the Goychay District of Azerbaijan. The municipality includes the city of Goychay and the nearby village of Qızılqaya.[2]

Goychay
Göyçay
City & Municipality
Göyçay Mosque, built in 1903
Goychay
Coordinates: 40°39′11″N 47°44′26″E
Country Azerbaijan
DistrictGoychay
Founded1916
Elevation
115 m (377 ft)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total42,500
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+5 (AZT)
Area code+994 167
WebsiteOfficial website

As of December 2016 the urban population of Goychay was estimated at 42,500, an increase of around 20% since 2004 when the population was recorded as being 35,344.[3]


History


The settlement dates back to the late 1850s following the devastating 1859 earthquake in Shemakha, though the town was only officially incorporated as such in 1916.[4] Goychay was the administrative center of the Geokchay Uyezd of the Baku Governorate. During the Soviet era, the city was often known by its Russian pronunciation as used in the Russian Empire, Geokchay.[citation needed]

On 2 June 2018 the main bridge carrying the M4 highway across the Goychay River near the city's Olympic Centre was washed away, leading to criminal accusations against several business leaders associated with its construction.[5]


Climate


Göyçay has a semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification: BSk).

Climate data for Göyçay
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 7.0
(44.6)		 8.3
(46.9)		 13.1
(55.6)		 20.7
(69.3)		 25.5
(77.9)		 30.2
(86.4)		 33.2
(91.8)		 32.0
(89.6)		 27.9
(82.2)		 21.1
(70.0)		 14.1
(57.4)		 9.1
(48.4)		 20.2
(68.3)
Average low °C (°F) −0.9
(30.4)		 0.2
(32.4)		 3.6
(38.5)		 8.9
(48.0)		 13.4
(56.1)		 17.6
(63.7)		 20.3
(68.5)		 19.4
(66.9)		 15.9
(60.6)		 10.3
(50.5)		 5.6
(42.1)		 1.1
(34.0)		 9.6
(49.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 29
(1.1)		 34
(1.3)		 41
(1.6)		 44
(1.7)		 66
(2.6)		 36
(1.4)		 20
(0.8)		 30
(1.2)		 28
(1.1)		 56
(2.2)		 37
(1.5)		 28
(1.1)		 449
(17.6)
Average precipitation days 6 7 7 7 7 5 3 3 4 6 4 5 64
Source: NOAA[6]

Notable natives



Twin towns – sister cities


See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Azerbaijan

Goychay is twinned with:


References


  1. World Gazetteer: Azerbaijan [dead link] – World-Gazetteer.com
  2. "Belediyye Informasiya Sistemi" (in Azerbaijani). Archived from the original on 24 September 2008.
  3. Goychay Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Goychay Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine
  5. "Seven people arrested after bridge collapses". 22 June 2018.
  6. "Göyçay Climate Normals 1961–1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  7. "Мамедханлы Энвер Гафар оглы". Great Soviet Encyclopedia.
  8. "Расул Рза". Great Soviet Encyclopedia.
  9. "Межрегиональное сотрудничество". lida.by (in Russian). Lida. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  10. "Azerbaijan's Goychay, Italy' Valmontone become sister cities". sia.az. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2014.


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На других языках

- [en] Goychay (city)

[ru] Гёйчай

Гёйчай (азерб. Göyçay, до 11.08.1991 года - Геокчай[1]) — город и административный центр Гёйчайского района Азербайджана. Расположен на правом берегу реки Гёйчай, в 18 км к северо-востоку от железнодорожной станции Уджары. Название в переводе с азербайджанского означает «синяя река»[2][3][неавторитетный источник?].


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