Əmircan, Baku
Əmircan (also, Amirabdzhan, Amiradzhan, Amiradzhany, Amircan, Amirdžan, Amirjan, and Amirdzhan) is a municipality in Baku, Azerbaijan. It has a population of 28,203.
Əmircan | |
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Municipality | |
The parк named after Murtuza Muкhtarov in Amirjan | |
Əmircan | |
| Coordinates: 40°25′35″N 49°59′01″E | |
| Country | Azerbaijan |
| City | Baku |
| Raion | Suraxanı |
| Population (2008)[1] | |
| • Total | 28,203 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+5 (AZT) |
In the 1886 official census 2283 ethnic tats were living here.[2]
Notable natives
- Abbasgulu Bakikhanov — historian and writer; founder of Azerbaijani scientific historiography.[3]
- Sattar Bahlulzade — painter, People's Painter of Azerbaijan SSR (1964), is the founder of contemporary Azerbaijani landscape painting.[4]
- Albert Agarunov - National Hero of Azerbaijan
- Murtuza Mukhtarov
- Zeynal Zeynalov (politician)
Monuments
- Amirjan Railway Station
- Bunyadlılar Mosque
References
- World Gazetteer: Azerbaijan – World-Gazetteer.com
- Свод статистических данных о населении Закавказского края, извлеченных из посемейных списков 1886 г.
- "Бакиханов Аббас-Кули-ага". Great Soviet Encyclopedia.
- "Бахлулзаде Саттар Бахлул оглы". Great Soviet Encyclopedia.
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