Goychay (city)
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| Goychay Göyçay |
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 Goychay
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| Country |  Azerbaijan |
| Rayon | Goychay |
| Founded | 1916 |
| Elevation | 115 m (377 ft) |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 37,280 |
| Time zone | AZT (UTC+4) |
| • Summer (DST) | AZT (UTC+5) |
| Area code(s) | +994 167 |
| Website | Official website |
Goychay (also, Göyçay, Gekchai, Geokchai, Geokchay, Geoktschai, Geokčaj, Geychay, and Göychay) is a city and municipality in and the capital of the Goychay Rayon of Azerbaijan. The municipality includes the city of Goychay and the nearby village of Qızılqaya.[2]
As of December 2004 the urban population was 35,344[3]
Concerted settlement dates back to the late 1850s following the devastating 1859 earthquake in Shemakha, though the town was only officially incorporated as such in 1916.[4]
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Notable natives
- Enver Mammadkhanli — writer, Honored Art Worker of Azerbaijan SSR.[5]
- Mirza Khazar — prominent radio journalist, essayist, translator of the Bible in Azeri language.
- Rasul Rza — writer, People's Poet of Azerbaijan (1960).[6]
- Sadykh bey Aghabekov — general in the Russian Imperial Army, founder and reformer of Azerbaijani Police, Major General, Orientalist.
International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities
Tovuz is twinned with various cities.
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References
- ↑ World Gazetteer: Azerbaijan – World-Gazetteer.com
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