Beylagan (city)

39°46′32″N 47°37′07″E / 39.77556°N 47.61861°E / 39.77556; 47.61861

Beyləqan
Beyləqan
City and municipality
Beyləqan is located in Azerbaijan
Beyləqan
Beyləqan
Coordinates: 39°46′32″N 47°37′07″E / 39.77556°N 47.61861°E / 39.77556; 47.61861
Country Azerbaijan
DistrictBeylagan
Founded1403
Elevation
60 m (200 ft)
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total
15 599
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+5 (AZT)
Area code+994 152
WebsiteOfficial website

Beylagan (Azerbaijani: Beyləqan (listen)) is the administrative centre of the Beylagan District of Azerbaijan. During the Soviet era, it was renamed Zhdanovsk (Russian: Ждановск) after Stalinist politician Andrei Zhdanov. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the city reverted in 1991 to its original name. Beylagan is one of the oldest towns in Azerbaijan. It is located in the triangle between the Kura and Aras rivers in the Mil plain.

  1. ^ World Gazetteer: Azerbaijan [dead link] – World-Gazetteer.com