Cəbrayil
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| Cəbrayil Jrakan |
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| City & Municipality | |
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| Country |  Nagorno-Karabakh Republic |
| Rayon | Jabrayil |
| Established | 1980 |
| Elevation | 569 m (1,867 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 9,400 |
| Time zone | AMT (UTC+4) |
| • Summer (DST) | AMT (UTC+5) |
Cəbrayil (also spelt Cäbrayil, Jabrayil, Jebrayil, Jebrail, Jabrail, Jäbrayyl, Jebraiele, Djebrail, Dzhebrail, Džebrail), Armenian: Jrakan, is a city currently administrated by ethnic Armenian forces from Nagorno-Karabakh, and now is part of Hadrut province of Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. It was the capital of the Jabrayil Rayon of Azerbaijan.
History
According to the Russian Empire Census in 1897 Cəbrayil was a village with a population of 520, of which 228 were Armenians, 186 were Azerbaijanis, 76 were Russians, and others.[1]
Notable natives
- Jamil Ahmadov — Hero of the Soviet Union.[2]
- Teymur Guliyev — Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars (1937–1953) and the Council of Ministers of Azerbaijan SSR (1953–1954).[3]
- Suren Shadunts — first Secretary of the Communist Party of Tajikistan between 1934 and 1937.
References
External links
- Cəbrayil at GEOnet Names Server
- World Gazetteer: Azerbaijan – World-Gazetteer.com
