Aghjabadi

Aghjabadi Ağcabədi
Agjabedi Olympic Complex
Aghjabadi Location within Azerbaijan Show map of Azerbaijan Aghjabadi Location within Karabakh Economic Region Show map of Karabakh Economic Region
Coordinates: 40°03′10″N 47°27′41″E / 40.05278°N 47.46139°E / 40.05278; 47.46139
Country	Azerbaijan
District	Aghjabadi
Founded	1962
City status	1965
Elevation	16 m (52 ft)
Population  (2020)
• Total	43,000
Time zone	UTC+4 (AZT)
AZ 0400	Postal code
Area code	+994 113
Vehicle registration	04
Website	agcabedi-ih.gov.az

Aghjabadi (Azerbaijani: Ağcabədi) is a city in and the capital of the Aghjabadi District of Azerbaijan. It is situated in central Azerbaijan.

Etymology

In Azerbaijani, the city is known as Aghjabadi (Azerbaijani: Ağcabədi) which means "large settlement" ("aghja" – large, "badi" – residence, settlement).

Notable natives

• Uzeyir Hajibeyov — composer. He is recognized as the father of Azerbaijani classical music and opera. Hajibeyov composed music for the national anthem of Azerbaijan and the state anthem of Azerbaijan SSR. He is the first Muslim author of an opera; People's Artist of USSR (1948).
• Vilayat Guliyev — Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan (1999–2004).

Twin towns

• Batumi, Georgia
• Rize, Turkey

References

External links

• Aghjabadi at GEOnet Names Server

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