Ganja, Azerbaijan

Ganja is Azerbaijan's second-largest city. There are around 313,300 people.^[1][2][3] It was named Yelizavetpol in the Russian Empire period. The name is from the New Persian ganj which means treasure. It was likely started in the 5th century A.D.^[4]

Ganja Gəncə
Seal
Coordinates: 40°40′58″N 46°21′38″E
Country	Azerbaijan
Government
• Mayor	Elmar Valiyev
Area
• Total	110 km2 (40 sq mi)
Elevation	408 m (1,339 ft)
Population  (2009)census data[1]
• Total	313,300
• Density	2,848/km2 (7,380/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+4 (GMT+4)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+5 (GMT+5)
Website	www.ganca.net

Ganja International Airport is the only airport in the city.^[5]

Education

Ganja has four places for post-secondary education.

• Ganja State University
• Azerbaijan State Agricultural Academy
• Azerbaijan Technological University
• Azerbaijan Teachers Institute, Ganja Branch