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Ganja, Azerbaijan
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Ganja (Azerbaijani: Gəncə) is Azerbaijan's seicont-lairgest ceety wi a population o aroond 313,300.[1][2][3] It wis namit Yelizavetpol (Roushie: Елизаветполь) in the Roushie Empire period. The ceety gained its oreeginal name - Ganja, in atween 1920-1935 durin the USSR period. Housomeivver, its name wis chyngit again an cawed Kirovabad (Roushie: Кировабад) in the USSR period frae 1935 tae 1991. Feenally, the ceety regained the oreeginal name efter Azerbaijan's unthirldom in 1991.
Quick Facts Ganja Gəncə, Kintra ...
Ganja Gəncə | |
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Ceety | |
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Coordinates: 40°40′58″N 46°21′38″E | |
Kintra | ![]() |
Govrenment | |
• Mayor | Elmar Valiyev |
Area | |
• Total | 110 km2 (40 sq mi) |
Elevation | +408 m (1,339 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 313,300 |
• Density | 2848/km2 (7,380/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+4 (GMT+4) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+5 (GMT+5) |
Website | www.ganca.net |
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