- Cəbrayil
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- For the administrative district, see Jabrayil Rayon.
Coordinates: 39°24′00″N 47°01′34″E / 39.4°N 47.02611°E
Cəbrayil — City & Municipality — 
CəbrayilCoordinates: 39°24′00″N 47°01′34″E / 39.4°N 47.02611°E Country 
AzerbaijanRayon Jabrayil Population (2008) – Total 9,093 Time zone AZT (UTC+4) – Summer (DST) AZT (UTC+5) Cəbrayil (also spelt Cäbrayil, Jabrayil, Jebrayil, Jebrail, Jabrail, Jäbrayyl, Jebraiele, Djebrail, Dzhebrail, Džebrail), is a city currently administrated by ethnic Armenian forces from Nagorno-Karabakh. It was previoulsy the capital of the Jabrayil Rayon of Azerbaijan. The Council of Europe considers it an illegally occupied Armenian settlement.[1]
Notable natives
- Jamil Ahmadov — Hero of the Soviet Union[2].
- Teymur Guliyev — Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars (1937–1953) and the Council of Ministers of Azerbaijan SSR (1953–1954)[3].
References
- ^ Illegal settlement of Armenians in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan by Armenia as a gross violation of the principles of international law, Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly, 28 June 2006.
- ^ "Ахмедов Джамил Мамед оглы". Heroes of the country. http://www.warheroes.ru/hero/hero.asp?Hero_id=4284.
- ^ "Кулиев Теймур Имам Кули оглы". Справочник по истории Коммунистической партии и Советского Союза 1898 - 1991. http://www.knowbysight.info/KKK/05345.asp.
External links
- Cəbrayil at GEOnet Names Server
- World Gazetteer: Azerbaijan – World-Gazetteer.com
Categories:- Populated places in Jabrayil Rayon
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