Local time Monday 4:34 PM | Time zone AZT (UTC+4) Population 2,397 (2005) | |
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Weather 14°C, Wind W at 11 km/h, 30% Humidity Rayons Nakhchivan, Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, Babek District | ||
Qaraxanbəyli (also, Garakhanbayli, Karakhanbeyli and Karakhan-begly) is a village and municipality in the Nakhchivan city of Nakhichivan Autonomous Republic, Azerbaijan. It is located in the south of the city of Nakhchivan, next to it. The international railway of Azerbaijan used to be passed through the village. Its population is busy with grain-growing, vegetable-growing, animal husbandry, fruit-growing and horticulture. There are secondary school, club, library, cultural center and a medical center in the village. It has a population of 2,397.
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Map of Karakhanbeyli, Azerbaijan
Etymology
The settlement was founded by the tribe of Qaraxanbəyli of Turkic Kengerlis. In the middle of the 18th century, a part of the qaraxanbəyli tribe has been resettled in the Karabakh Khanate by the Panah Ali Khan.
History
Since June 9, 2009, the Garakhanbayli village of Babak region are included in the scope of administrative-territorial unit of Nakhchivan.