Qabala

Qabala
Qəbələ
City and municipality
From top: Qafqaz Riverside Resort Center; II left: The ruins of Qabala Fortress, right: A medieval Juma Mosque in Imam Baba Tomb; III left: Statue of Ismayil Bey Gutqashenli, right: Gabala International Music Festival; Bottom: Qabaland amusement park
From top: Qafqaz Riverside Resort Center;
II left: The ruins of Qabala Fortress, right: A medieval Juma Mosque in Imam Baba Tomb;
III left: Statue of Ismayil Bey Gutqashenli, right: Gabala International Music Festival;
Bottom: Qabaland amusement park
Qabala is located in Azerbaijan
Qabala
Qabala
Qabala is located in Shaki-Zagatala Economic Region
Qabala
Qabala
Coordinates: 40°58′53″N 47°50′45″E / 40.98139°N 47.84583°E / 40.98139; 47.84583
Country Azerbaijan
DistrictQabala
Established1537
Area
 • Total1,548 km2 (598 sq mi)
Elevation
783 m (2,569 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total12,808
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+5 (AZT)
Area code+994 160
ClimateCfa
Websitewww.qebele-ih.gov.az

Qabala (Azerbaijani: Qəbələ) is a city and the administrative centre of the Qabala District of Azerbaijan.[2] The municipality consists of the city of Gabala and the village of Küsnat.[3] Before the city was known as Kutkashen, but after the Republic of Azerbaijan's independence the town was renamed in honour of the much older city of Gabala, the former capital of Caucasian Albania, the archaeological site of which is about 20 km southwest.

  1. ^ "Azərbaycan Respublikası Qəbələ Rayon İcra Hakimiyyəti". www.qebele-ih.gov.az.
  2. ^ "Gabala Travel Guide - Tours, Attractions and Things To Do". www.advantour.com.
  3. ^ "Belediyye Informasiya Sistemi" (in Azerbaijani). Archived from the original on 24 September 2008.