Xırdalan

Xırdalan

Xırdalan

City & Municipality in Absheron, Azerbaijan

Xırdalan (Khyrdalan) is a city, municipality and the capital of the Absheron District of Azerbaijan. It has a population of 95,200.[1] Khyrdalan is home of country's biggest brewery Baltika Baku, previously known as Khyrdalan .[2] A monument to Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak was erected in 2007 in the city. Similarly, a statue of Heydar Aliyev was erected in Cairo in 2008.[3] In the wake of the 2011 Egyptian protests, the Azerbaijani opposition, led by the Musavat Party, demanded the demolition of the statue, calling it a "worship of idols".[4] On 8 June 2011, the statue was taken down following Mubarak's resignation.[5]

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On 29 November 2006, the settlement gained city status after its approval by the National Assembly of Azerbaijan.[6]

Transportation

Baku suburban railway

Notable natives

References

  1. [1]
    "Cities & towns of Azerbaijan". pop-stat.mashke.org.
  2. [2]
    "Baltika-Baku". Archived from the original on June 17, 2009.
  3. [3]
    "4 meter high monument of Azerbaijan's National Leader Heydar Aliyev established in Egypt". Day.az. 2008-02-07.
  4. [4]
    "Azerbaijani Youth Ridicule Mubarak Statue". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 2011-02-07.
  5. [5]
    "Azerbaijan Removes Mubarak Monument". Fox News. 2021-04-01.
  6. [6]
    "Khirdalan settlement receives a city status". www.today.az.
  7. [7]
    "Nəbi Xəzri" (in Azerbaijani). ADAM.az. Archived from the original on 2011-09-03.


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