Yevlakh
Sign in to saveYevlakh (, ) is a city in Azerbaijan, 265 km west of the capital of Baku. It is surrounded by but administratively separate from the Yevlakh District.
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Yevlakh is a city in Azerbaijan located about 265 kilometers west of the capital, Baku. It is administratively independent despite being geographically surrounded by Yevlakh District.
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Key facts
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- Yevlakh
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- Yevlax
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- City
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- Yevlax Dəmiryol Stansiyası 2017-05-27.jpg
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- Yevlakh railway station
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- Coat of arms of Yevlakh.svg
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- 80px
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- Yevlakh city in Azerbaijan.svg
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- Yevlakh in Azerbaijan
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- Country
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- Azerbaijan
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- Region
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Yevlakh (, ) is a city in Azerbaijan, 265 km west of the capital of Baku. It is surrounded by but administratively separate from the Yevlakh District.
== Etymology == The settlement is mentioned by the 13th century Armenian historian Stephen Orbelian in the form of Evaylakh (). The name "Yevlakh" is derived from Old Turkic and means "wetland" according to 20th century Soviet geographer Evgeny Pospelov.