Əmircan, Baku
Əmircan | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
 The parк named after Murtuza Muкhtarov in Amirjan | |
  Əmircan | |
| Coordinates: 40°25′35″N 49°59′01″E / 40.42639°N 49.98361°E / 40.42639; 49.98361 | |
| Country |  Azerbaijan |
| City | Baku |
| Raion | Suraxanı |
| Population (2008)[1] | |
| • Total | 28,203 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+5 (AZT) |
Əmircan (also, Amirabdzhan, Amiradzhan, Amiradzhany, Amircan, Amirdžan, Amirjan, and Amirdzhan) is a municipality in Baku, Azerbaijan.[citation needed] It has a population of 28,203.
Notable natives
- Abbasgulu Bakikhanov — historian and writer; founder of Azerbaijani scientific historiography.[2]
- Sattar Bahlulzade — painter, People's Painter of Azerbaijan SSR (1964), is the founder of contemporary Azerbaijani landscape painting.[3]
- Albert Agarunov - National Hero of Azerbaijan
- Murtuza Mukhtarov
- Zeynal Zeynalov (politician)
Monuments
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Amirjan Railway Station
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Bunyadlılar Mosque
References
- ^ World Gazetteer: Azerbaijan[dead link] – World-Gazetteer.com
- ^ "Бакиханов Аббас-Кули-ага". Great Soviet Encyclopedia.
- ^ "Бахлулзаде Саттар Бахлул оглы". Great Soviet Encyclopedia.
- Əmircan, Baku at GEOnet Names Server
