Şirvan, Azerbaijan

Shirvan is a city in Azerbaijan. Before 1938 it was named Zubovka. From 1938 to 2008 it was named Ali Bayramli, Azerbaijani. It is on the Kura River.

Shirvan Şirvan
Coordinates: 39°55′55″N 48°55′13″E
Country	Azerbaijan
City	Shirvan
Area
• Total	72.7 km2 (28.1 sq mi)
Elevation [1]	12 m (42 ft)
Population  (2010)[2]
• Total	78,100
Time zone	UTC+4 (AZT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+5 (AZT)
Website	http://www.shirvan-ih.gov.az

Notable natives

• Anatoly Kuleshov — Minister of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Belarus (2009).^[3][4]
• Enver Bariev — Minister for Emergency Situations of the Republic of Belarus (since 2005).^[5]
• Nofal Guliyev — National Hero of Azerbaijan.
• Rafael Habibov — National Hero of Azerbaijan.
• Shirin Shukurov — Hero of the Soviet Union.^[6]

References

1. "Ali Bayramli (Shirvan), Azerbaijan Page". Retrieved 2008-07-03.
2. World Gazetteer: Azerbaijan^{[permanent dead link]} – World-Gazetteer.com
3. Указ аб назначэнні А. Н. Куляшова міністрам унутраных спраў Беларусі // БелТА. 2009. 2 чэрвеня.^{[permanent dead link]}
4. "Министром внутренних дел Беларуси назначен Анатолий Кулешов // Open.by. 2009. 2 июня". Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2012-05-12.
5. "Министр по чрезвычайным ситуациям Республики Беларусь Бариев Энвер Ризаевич / БелТА". Archived from the original on 2009-06-26. Retrieved 2012-05-12.
6. "Шукюров Ширин Агабала оглы" (in Russian). Heroes of the country.