Talysh-Mughan Autonomous Republic Tolış_Moğon Muxtar respoblikə | |||||||||
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 Map of the districts of Azerbaijan highlighting the six that declared the short-lived Talysh-Mughan Republic. | |||||||||
| Status | Unrecognized autonomy | ||||||||
| Capital | Lankaran (largest city) | ||||||||
| Common languages | Talysh | ||||||||
| Religion | Islam | ||||||||
| Government | Republic | ||||||||
| President | |||||||||
• 1993 | Alikram Hummatov | ||||||||
| Historical era | Post-Cold War | ||||||||
• Established | 21 June 1993 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 23 August | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Azerbaijan | ||||||||
Talysh-Mughan, officially known as the Talysh-Mughan Autonomous Republic (Talysh: Толъш-Мъғонә Мохтарә Республикә, Tolış-Mığonə Muxtara Respublika), was a short-lived autonomous republic in Azerbaijan that lasted from June to August 1993.[1]
It was located in southeastern Azerbaijan, envisaging to consist of seven administrative districts of Azerbaijan around the regional capital city Lankaran: Lankaran city, Lankaran, Lerik, Astara, Masally, Yardymli, Jalilabad, Bilasuvar. Historically, the area had been a khanate. The flag of the Talysh-Mughan Autonomous Republic and the modern Talysh flag is a vertical tricolour of red, white, and green with a centred rising sun over the blue sea.[2]
- ^ BBC News. Azerbaijan in a stir over political prisoner
- ^ James B. Minahan. Encyclopedia of Stateless Nations: Ethnic and National Groups around the world. — Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO, LLC, 2016. P. 409 ISBN 978-1-61069-953-2