Qubadli District (Azerbaijani: Qubadlı rayonu) is one of the 66 districts of Azerbaijan. It is located in the south-west of the country and belongs to the East Zangezur Economic Region.[3] The district borders the districts of Lachin, Khojavend, Jabrayil, Zangilan, and the Syunik Province of Armenia.
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Region | East Zangezur |
Established | 14 March 1933 |
Capital | Qubadli |
Settlements[1] | 94 |
Government | |
• Governor | Malik Isagov |
Area | |
• Total | 800 km2 (300 sq mi) |
Population (2020)[2] | |
• Total | 41,600 |
• Density | 52/km2 (130/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
Postal code | 3900 |
Website | qubadli-ih |
Its capital and largest city is Qubadli. As of 2020, the district had a nominal population of 41,600.[2]
The region was part of the Kurdistansky Uyezd and later the Kurdistan Okrug in the Azerbaijani SSR from 7 July 1923 to 23 July 1930. To its Kurdish population, it was known as Qûbadlî.[4]
The district was established on 14 March 1933.[1]
The district came was seized by the breakaway Republic of Artsakh in August 1993 during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War. Azerbaijani forces regained control of all of the district during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war.
According to the last Soviet census of 1989, population was 28,110.[5] According to undated Azerbaijani data, the population was 34,100.[6]
As of 1979 a total of 26,673 people:[7][unreliable source?]
As of 1989 a total of 28,110 people.[5]
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