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Goychay (city)

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Country
  
Azerbaijan

Elevation
  
115 m (377 ft)

Area code(s)
  
+994 167

Local time
  
Friday 11:02 PM

Rayon
  
Goychay District

Founded
  
1916

Time zone
  
AZT (UTC+4)

Website
  
Official website

Population
  
37,280 (2010)

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Weather
  
8°C, Wind E at 6 km/h, 73% Humidity

Goychay (also, Göyçay, Gekchai, Geokchai, Geokchay, Geoktschai, Geokčaj, Geychay, and Göychay) is a city and municipality in and the capital of the Goychay Rayon of Azerbaijan. The municipality includes the city of Goychay and the nearby village of Qızılqaya.

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Map of Goychay, Azerbaijan

As of December 2004 the urban population was 35,344

Concerted settlement dates back to the late 1850s following the devastating 1859 earthquake in Shemakha, though the town was only officially incorporated as such in 1916.

Notable natives

  • Enver Mammadkhanli — writer, Honored Art Worker of Azerbaijan SSR.
  • Mirza Khazar — prominent radio journalist, essayist, translator of the Bible in Azeri language.
  • Rasul Rza — writer, People's Poet of Azerbaijan (1960).
  • Rauf Atakishiyev – singer, pianist, People's Artist of Azerbaijan (1967).
  • Sadykh bey Aghabekov — general in the Russian Imperial Army, founder and reformer of Azerbaijani Police, Major General, Orientalist.

    • Twin towns — Sister cities

    Tovuz is twinned with various cities.

    References

    Goychay (city) Wikipedia
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