Kürdəxanı
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- Locality
- Kürdəxanı
- Region
- Baki
- Country
- Azərbaycan
- Population
- 6,600
- Timezone
- Asia/Baku
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Kurdakhany
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Ilham Aliyev attended opening of new residential complex for IDP families in Kurdaxani settlement 32.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- New residential complex for IDP families in Kurdaxani settlement
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Municipality
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Azerbaijan
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 300
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- City
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Raion
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Sabunchu
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Baku
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 27.3
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2017
- Settlement.population_total
- 6600
- Settlement.timezone
- AZT
- Settlement.utc_offset
- +4
- Settlement.timezone_DST
- AZT
- Settlement.utc_offset_DST
- +5
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- town
- Official name
- Kürdəxanı
- Country
- Azerbaijan
- Located in
- Baku
- Population
- 6500
- Area
- 27.3
- Elevation
- 2
- Time zone
- UTC+04:00
- Image
- Kürdəxanı in 2025 (43086).jpg
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Encyclopedic overview
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- History
- Quarters
- Old quarter
- New quarter
- Gardens
- Famous people
- Martyrs
- Miscellaneous
- References
Kürdəxanı (also, Kurdakhany) is a settlement and municipality in Sabunchu district of Baku, Azerbaijan.
== History == Earliest settlements in Kurdakhany are believed to be dated at least two millennia ago, which is supported by archeological artifacts. Historical monuments: Sheykh Ali Shirvani khanqah and mosque - built in 1448 Haji Zeynal hamam - built in 17th century Haji Jafargulu hamam - built in 16th century Juma mosque - 14th century (rebuilt in 2007) Kurdakhany was one of settlements which were not affected by March Day events. Due to armed resistance with local qochu. In the 1886 official census 1270 ethnic tats were living here. According to Sara Ashurbeyli, the name of Kurdakhany referenced the ethnic Kurds.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kürdəxanı” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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