Qalaqayın

Qalaqayın, also known as Galagain or Kalagayny, is a village and the most populous municipality, except for the capital Sabirabad, in the Sabirabad Rayon of Azerbaijan. It has a population of 7,658.

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Place details

Locality: Qalaqayın
Region: Saatlı
Country: Azərbaycan
Population: 7,631
Timezone: Asia/Baku

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Galagain
Settlement.image_skyline: Qalaqayın.png
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.native_name: Qalaqayın
Settlement.pushpin_map: Azerbaijan
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 300
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Rayon
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Sabirabad
Settlement.leader_title: Executive representative
Settlement.leader_name: Israfil Aslanov
Settlement.established_title: Established date
Settlement.established_date: 4th century
Settlement.area_total_km2: 27,12
Settlement.population_as_of: 2021
Settlement.population_total: 7658
Settlement.population_density_km2: 276
Settlement.population_demonym: galagaini.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human settlement
Official name: Qalaqayın
Demonym: Galagainian
Country: Azerbaijan
Located in: Sabirabad District
Population: 7622
Area: 2712
Time zone: UTC+05:00
Image: Qalaqayın.png
Licence plate code: AZ 54

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Commons category: Qalaqayın
postal code: AZ 5423
native label: Qalaqayın

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

History
List of beys in the Mughan district (1820th year)
Location of villages in the territory of Mughan
Archaeological and historical cultural monuments
Geography
Infrastructure
Landscape and biological features
Population
Gallery
See also
Sources
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Qalaqayın, also known as Galagain or Kalagayny, is a village and the most populous municipality, except for the capital Sabirabad, in the Sabirabad Rayon of Azerbaijan. It has a population of 7,658.

It was home to the fortress of the historic Javad Khanate and the center of the Mughan district.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Qalaqayın” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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