Zaqatala (city)

Zaqatala
Закатала / Чlaр
Гал
City & Municipality
Nature of Zaqatala
Nature of Zaqatala
Zaqatala is located in Azerbaijan
Zaqatala
Zaqatala
Location of Zagatala
Zaqatala is located in Shaki-Zagatala Economic Region
Zaqatala
Zaqatala
Zaqatala (Shaki-Zagatala Economic Region)
Coordinates: 41°38′1″N 46°38′36″E / 41.63361°N 46.64333°E / 41.63361; 46.64333
Country Azerbaijan
DistrictZagatala
Elevation518 m (1,702 ft)
Population
 • Total32,171
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)
Websitezaqatala-ih.gov.az

Zaqatala (Azerbaijani: Zaqatala, Avar: Закатала / Чӏар, Tsakhur: Гал) is a city in northwestern Azerbaijan and the administrative center of the Zagatala District. It has a municipal population of 31,300 inhabitants and is located on the Tala River. The municipality consists of the city of Zaqatala and the nearby village of Qazangül.[3]

The city is populated mostly by Azerbaijanis, but with significant minorities of the indigenous Avar, Lezgin, Tsakhur and Ingiloy peoples.

  1. ^ "Zaqatala, Azerbaijan page". Retrieved 2008-07-03.
  2. ^ "Əhalisi - ZAQATALA RAYON Icra Hakimiyyəti". zaqatala-ih.gov.az.
  3. ^ "Belediyye Informasiya Sistemi" (in Azerbaijani). Archived from the original on September 24, 2008.