Khizi District

district of Azerbaijan

Khizi (Xızı) is a raion of Azerbaijan. Its capital is the village of Xızı. This raion has the smallest number of people in Azerbaijan. The raion has a large variety of landscapes. On the flat Caspian coast there are irrigated cattle and chicken-breeding[1] lowlands around Shurabad. West of Giläzi, the Xızı road goes through semi-desert landscapes known as the Candy Cane Mountains.[2] Around 10 km west of Xızı town, the green, heavily forested hills around Alti Agach which are the Altyaghach National Park. The national park is home to the rare East Caucasian Tur, a mountain dwelling goat antelope found only in the eastern half of the Caucasus Mountains.[3]

Xızı (Khizi)
Map of Azerbaijan showing Khizi Rayon
Map of Azerbaijan showing Khizi Rayon
Coordinates: 40°54′28″N 49°04′24″E / 40.90778°N 49.07333°E / 40.90778; 49.07333
CountryAzerbaijan
CapitalXızı
Area
 • Total1,850 km2 (710 sq mi)
Population
 (1999)
 • Total13,080

References change

  1. "Gateway.az". Archived from the original on 14 November 2008. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
  2. "Azerb.com". Archived from the original on 31 May 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
  3. "Azerb.com". Archived from the original on 18 January 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2012.