Khyrdalan
Sign in to saveKhyrdalan () is a city, municipality, and the capital of the Absheron District of Azerbaijan. The city is home to the country's biggest brewery, Baltika-Baku , previously known as Khyrdalan. Khyrdalan gained city status on 29 November 2006 after its approval by the National Assembly of Azerbaijan. A monument to Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak was erected in 2007 in the city. Similarly, a statue of Heydar Aliyev was erected in Cairo in 2008. In the wake of the 2011 Egyptian protests, the Azerbaijani opposition, led by the Musavat Party, demanded the demolition of the statue, calling it a "wors
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Place details
- Locality
- Xırdalan
- Region
- Abşeron
- Country
- Azərbaycan
- Population
- 37,949
- Timezone
- Asia/Baku
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Khyrdalan
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City & Municipality
- Settlement.native_name
- Xırdalan
- Settlement.imagesize
- 300px
- Settlement.seal_size
- 80px
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Azerbaijan
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 300
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Absheron
- Settlement.established_title
- City Status
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 47
- Settlement.population_as_of
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Official name
- Xırdalan
- Located in
- Baku Uyezd
- Official language
- Azerbaijani
- Population
- +100900
- Area
- +47
- Elevation
- +50
- Time zone
- UTC+04:00
- Capital of
- Absheron District
- Official website
- absheron-ih.gov.az/az
Article
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Khyrdalan () is a city, municipality, and the capital of the Absheron District of Azerbaijan. The city is home to the country's biggest brewery, Baltika-Baku , previously known as Khyrdalan. Khyrdalan gained city status on 29 November 2006 after its approval by the National Assembly of Azerbaijan. A monument to Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak was erected in 2007 in the city. Similarly, a statue of Heydar Aliyev was erected in Cairo in 2008. In the wake of the 2011 Egyptian protests, the Azerbaijani opposition, led by the Musavat Party, demanded the demolition of the statue, calling it a "worship of idols". On 8 June 2011, the statue was taken down following Mubarak's resignation.
== Etymology == The name "Khyrdalan" has various interpretations. One theory suggests it derives from "khir dali," meaning "a field from the sowing ground." Another interpretation links it to the word "khur," meaning "unusual fire." Some believe the name comes from a combination of "khyrd" and "field." It is also said that the name arose due to Khyrdalan’s location along a caravan route—where merchants traveling to Baku would rest in caravanserais and trade in the local market.