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Key facts
- Country
- Azerbaijan
- Region
- Central Aran
- Established
- 5 February 1935
- Capital
- Yevlakh
- Governor
- Anar Taghiyev
- Total
- 1,470 km (570 sq mi)
- Density
- 88.2/km (229/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+4 ( AZT )
- Website
- yevlax-ih .gov .az
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Yevlakh District (Azerbaijani: Yevlax rayonu) is one of the 66 districts of Azerbaijan. It is located in the centre of the country and belongs to the Central Aran Economic Region. The district borders the districts of Qakh, Shaki, Agdash, Barda, Tartar, Goranboy, and Samukh. Its capital and largest city is Yevlakh. As of 2020, the district had a population of 129,700. The southeast section of Mingachevir reservoir is in this district.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Yevlakh District” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.