Goychay (city)

Goychay (city)

Infobox Settlement
official_name =Goychay
native_name = Göyçay
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = flag|Azerbaijan
subdivision_type1 = Rayon
subdivision_name1 =Goychay
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population_as_of =2008
population_total =36720
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timezone =AZT
utc_offset = +4
timezone_DST =AZT
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latd=40 |latm=39 |lats=11 |latNS=N
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Goychay (also, Göyçay, Gekchai, Geokchai, Geokchay, Geoktschai, and Göychay) is a city in and the capital of the Goychay Rayon of Azerbaijan.

As of December 2004 the urban population was 35,344 [ [http://www.goychay.az/browse.php?lang=eng&page=22 Goychay ] ]

Concerted settlement dates back to the late 1850's following the devastating 1859 earthquake in Shemakha, though the town was only officially incorporated as such in 1916 [ [http://www.goychay.az/articles.php?article_id=20060519064154995&page=06&lang=eng Goychay ] ] .

External Resources

Map of Goychay

References

*GEOnet Names Server
* [http://world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=&men=gcis&lng=en&des=wg&geo=-26&srt=npan&col=abcdefghinoq&msz=1500&pt=c&va=x World Gazetteer: Azerbaijan] – World-Gazetteer.com


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