Khazar raion

Xəzər
—  Raion  —
Xəzər
Coordinates: 40°27′23″N 50°06′56″E / 40.45639°N 50.11556°E / 40.45639; 50.11556Coordinates: 40°27′23″N 50°06′56″E / 40.45639°N 50.11556°E / 40.45639; 50.11556
Country	Azerbaijan
City	Baku
Population (2010)[citation needed]
– Total	170,400
Time zone	AZT (UTC+4)
– Summer (DST)	AZT (UTC+5)

Khazar (also, Xəzər) is a settlement and raion in Baku, Azerbaijan. It has a population of 170,400. The raion contains the municipalities of Binə, Buzovna, Çilov-Neft Daşları, Gürgən-Pirallahı, Mərdəkan, Qala, Şağan, Şüvəlan, Türkan, and Zirə. The raion was renamed to Khazar by the decision of the Parliament of Azerbaijan on May 11, 2010.^[1]

References

1. ^ ƏZİZBƏYOV XƏZƏR OLDU (Azerbaijani)

• Khazar raion at GEOnet Names Server