Aghjabadi

Aghjabadi

Aghjabadi

Place in Azerbaijan

Aghjabadi (Azerbaijani: Ağcabədi) is a city in and the capital of the Aghjabadi District of Azerbaijan. It is situated in central Azerbaijan.

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Etymology

In Armenian, the city was historically known as Beghamej (Armenian: Բեղամէջ, romanized: Beġamēǰ).[3]

Notable natives

  • Uzeyir Hajibeyov — composer. He is recognized as the father of Azerbaijani classical music and opera. Hajibeyov composed music for the national anthem of Azerbaijan and the state anthem of Azerbaijan SSR. He is the first Muslim author of an opera; People's Artist of USSR (1948).
  • Vilayat Guliyev — Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan (1999–2004).[4]

Twin towns

References

  1. [1]
    World Gazetteer: Azerbaijan [dead link] – World-Gazetteer.com
  2. [2]
    The population of Aghjabadi
  3. [3]
    "By order of Aliyev, the administrative division of Azerbaijan has been changed". aztagdaily.
  4. [4]
    "Azərbaycanın Xarici İşlər Nazirləri" (in Russian). Azərbaycan Respublikası Xarici İşlər Nazirliyi.
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