Kangarli Rayon

Kangarli Rayon

Kangarli or Kengerli (Azeri: Kəngərli) is the newest rayon of Azerbaijan, in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic. The area is 682 square km, and the population is 25,379 (2004). It was split off from Sharur rayon in March 2004. The administrative center of the rayon is Givrakh.

The name Kangarli was originally applied to a Turkic tribe who founded a regional khanate (1747-1829) [ [http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Iran.htm Iran ] ] that ruled the area from a capital at Maku in what is now Iran.

External Resources

[http://www.azerbaijan.az/_Districts/_districts_e.html]

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