Katekh

Katex (; ) is a village at the foot of the Caucasian Mountains and the second most populous municipality in the Balakan District of Azerbaijan. The village (called Katekhi () in Georgian) and its Katekhi Church are mentioned by Catholicos of Georgia Melchizedek in 1020. The village for short period in 1918-1921 was the part of the Georgian Democratic Republic.

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The entry is geolocated on the map in AZ, across 2 mapped points.

Within Vinony's link graph, Katekh is referenced by 66 other articles, and connects out to Azerbaijan, time zone and Azerbaijani.

It is catalogued under the topic Populated places in Balakan District.

Its subject is documented across 13 Wikipedia language editions.

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Place details

Locality: Katex
Region: Balakan District
Country: Azərbaycan
Population: 0

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Katekh
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.pushpin_map: Azerbaijan
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 300
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: District
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Balakan
Settlement.population_total: 7432
Settlement.timezone: AZT
Settlement.utc_offset: +4
Settlement.timezone_DST: AZT
Settlement.utc_offset_DST: +5

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human settlement
Country: Azerbaijan
Located in: Zakatala Okrug
Elevation: 381
Time zone: UTC+04:00
Image: Balakən, Katex - 3.jpg

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Commons category: Katex (village)

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Encyclopedic overview

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Zagatala State Reserve at the north of the village is a popular tourist destination, and has the picturesque waterfall Katekh, a local favourite spot.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Katekh” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.