Şirvan, Azerbaijan
city in Azerbaijan
Shirvan is a city in Azerbaijan. Before 1938 it was named Zubovka. From 1938 to 2008 it was named Ali Bayramli, Azerbaijani. It is on the Kura River.
Shirvan
Şirvan | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 39°55′55″N 48°55′13″E / 39.93194°N 48.92028°E | |
| Country | Azerbaijan |
| City | Shirvan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 72.7 km2 (28.1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 12 m (42 ft) |
| Population (2010)[2] | |
| • Total | 78,100 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+5 (AZT) |
| Website | http://www.shirvan-ih.gov.az |
Notable natives
change- Anatoly Kuleshov — Minister of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Belarus (2009).[3][4]
- Enver Bariev — Minister for Emergency Situations of the Republic of Belarus (since 2005).[5]
- Nofal Guliyev — National Hero of Azerbaijan.
- Rafael Habibov — National Hero of Azerbaijan.
- Shirin Shukurov — Hero of the Soviet Union.[6]
References
change- ↑ "Ali Bayramli (Shirvan), Azerbaijan Page". Retrieved 2008-07-03.
- ↑ World Gazetteer: Azerbaijan[permanent dead link] – World-Gazetteer.com
- ↑ Указ аб назначэнні А. Н. Куляшова міністрам унутраных спраў Беларусі // БелТА. 2009. 2 чэрвеня.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Министром внутренних дел Беларуси назначен Анатолий Кулешов // Open.by. 2009. 2 июня". Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2012-05-12.
- ↑ "Министр по чрезвычайным ситуациям Республики Беларусь Бариев Энвер Ризаевич / БелТА". Archived from the original on 2009-06-26. Retrieved 2012-05-12.
- ↑ "Шукюров Ширин Агабала оглы" (in Russian). Heroes of the country.
