File:Şəmkir_təbiəti_(1).jpg · Wikimedia Commons · See Wikimedia Commons
Shamkir District
Sign in to savedistrict of Azerbaijan
Key facts
- Country
- Azerbaijan
- Region
- Gazakh-Tovuz
- Established
- 8 August 1930
- Capital
- Shamkir
- Governor
- Rashad Taghiyev
- Total
- 1,660 km (640 sq mi)
- Density
- 132/km (342/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+4 ( AZT )
- Website
- shamkir-ih .gov .az
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Şamxor rayonu
- Capital
- Şəmkir
- Population
- 213400
- Area
- 1956.7
- Elevation
- 331
- Time zone
- UTC+04:00
- Official website
- shamkir-ih.gov.az
- Image
- Şəmkirçay su anbarı.jpg
- Dialing code
- 2230
- Licence plate code
- 57
Show 6 more facts
- Commons category
- Şəmkir Rayon
- topic's main category
- Category:Shamkir District
- inception
- 1930-00-00
- native label
- Şəmkir rayonu
- postal code
- AZ5700
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Shamkir District
Sources (7)
via Wikidata · CC0
~10 min read
Encyclopedic overview
40°49′57″N 46°1′35″E / 40.83250°N 46.02639°E / 40.83250; 46.02639
Shamkir District (Azerbaijani: Şəmkir rayonu) is one of the 66 districts of Azerbaijan. It is located in the north-west of the country and belongs to the Gazakh-Tovuz Economic Region. The district borders the districts of Gadabay, Tovuz, Samukh, Goygol, and Dashkasan. Its capital and largest city is Shamkir. As of 2020, the district had a population of 219,500.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Shamkir District” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.