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Shemakha uezd
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The Shemakha uezd[lower-alpha 1] was a county (uezd) within the Baku Governorate of the Russian Empire, and then of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic and Azerbaijan SSR until its formal abolishment in 1929. The county was located in central part of the Baku Governorate, bordering the Javad uezd to the south, Baku uezd to the east, Geokchay uezd to the west and Kuba uezd to the north.[1] The administrative centre of the county was the city of Shemakha (present-day Shamakhi).[2]
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Shemakha uezd
Шемахинский уезд | |
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![]() Location in the Baku Governorate | |
Country | Russian Empire |
Viceroyalty | Caucasus |
Governorate | Baku |
Established | 1840 |
Abolished | 1929 |
Capital | Shemakha (present-day Shamakhi) |
Area | |
• Total | 7,540.79 km2 (2,911.52 sq mi) |
Population (1916) | |
• Total | 161,552 |
• Density | 21/km2 (55/sq mi) |
• Urban | 17.18% |
• Rural | 82.82% |
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