Sadarak District | |
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 Map of Azerbaijan showing Sadarak District | |
| Country |  Azerbaijan |
| Autonomous Republic | Nakhchivan |
| Established | 28 August 1990 |
| Capital | Heydarabad |
| Settlements[1] | 4 |
| Area | |
• Total | 160 km2 (60 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 16,100 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (260/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
| Postal code | 7300 |
| Website | sederek-ih |
Sadarak District (Azerbaijani: Sədərək rayonu) is one of the 7 districts of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan. The district borders the district of Sharur, as well as the Iğdır Province of Turkey, Ararat Province of Armenia and the West Azerbaijan Province of Iran. Its capital is Heydarabad and largest settlement is Sadarak. As of 2020, the district had a population of 16,100.[2]
Sadarak is the only Azerbaijani district bordering Turkey. The Umut Bridge over the Aras, also called the "bridge of hope", links Azerbaijan with Turkey, where the Nakhchivan-Istanbul bus route passes. Sadarak District also includes the Karki exclave which has been controlled by Armenia since the First Nagorno-Karabakh War.
- ^ "İnzibati-ərazi vahidləri" (PDF). preslib.az. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- ^ a b "Population of Azerbaijan". stat.gov.az. State Statistics Committee. Retrieved 22 February 2021.