Yevlakh Yevlax | |
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City | |
 Yevlakh railway station | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Yevlakh in Azerbaijan | |
| Coordinates:40°37′02″N47°09′00″E / 40.61722°N 47.15000°E /40.61722; 47.15000 | |
| Country | Azerbaijan |
| Region | Central Aran |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Anar Taghiyev |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.47 km2 (0.57 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 17 m (56 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 71,962 |
| • Density | 49,000/km2 (127,000/sq mi) |
| • Population Rank in Azerbaijan | 9th |
| Demonym | Yevlakhly (Yevlaxlı) |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
| Postal code | 6600 |
| Vehicle registration | 66 AZ |
| Website | yevlax-ih |
Yevlakh (Azerbaijani:Yevlax,pronounced[jevˈlɑx]) is a city inAzerbaijan, 265 km west of the capital ofBaku. It is surrounded by but administratively separate from theYevlakh District.
The settlement is mentioned by the 13th centuryArmenian historianStephen Orbelian in the form ofEvaylakh (Armenian:Եւայլախ).[2] The name "Yevlakh" is derived fromOld Turkic and means "wetland" according to 20th century Soviet geographer Evgeny Pospelov.[3]
The city of Yevlakh was initially established as a station in the 1880s and known as the "Vagzal" for a long time by the local population. In the official documents and sources of the 19th century and early 20th century the city is referred to as Yevlakh station of Yelizavetpol province, then Yevlakh village of Yelizavetpol province, and in 1920, it took the name of Yevlakh village located in the Javanshir region. The Yevlakh region first was organized on February 20, 1935, by the decision of Azerbaijan SSR, on February 1, 1939, by the decision of the Supreme Soviet of the Azerbaijani Soviet Socialist Republic, Yevlakh was referred to as a city. The Yevlakh region was abolished by the decision of the tenth session of theSupreme Soviet of the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic on December 26, 1962, and its territory was transferred to Agdash, Barda and Gasim Ismayilov districts, and it became the industrial city in Azerbaijan SSR. In 1965, Yevlakh again turned into an independent region. By the decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Azerbaijani SSR on January 6, 1965, Yevlakh was included in the list of cities in Azerbaijan SSR and started the construction of industrial enterprises in the city. Nowadays, the city has 4200 meters long Heydar Aliyev, Nizami avenues, 5500 meters long and 168 streets. The monument dedicated to Azerbaijan's national leader Heydar Aliyev that locates in the biggest square within the city: Heydar Aliyev Square, Heydar Aliyev Alley, Dede Gorgud, Samad Vurgun, Nizami, Friendship, Independence parks have been established lately.[4]
In September 2023, the town was chosen as the site for meetings with representatives of Armenian residents ofNagorno-Karabakh after the2023 Nagorno-Karabakh clashes.[5][6]
Yevlakh is located in theCentral Aran Economic Region. The climate that common for this region is dry subtropical.[7]
Yevlakh has asemi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification:BSk).
| Climate data for Yevlakh (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.8 (47.8) | 10.5 (50.9) | 14.5 (58.1) | 22.3 (72.1) | 27.0 (80.6) | 32.0 (89.6) | 34.6 (94.3) | 34.2 (93.6) | 28.6 (83.5) | 22.6 (72.7) | 14.5 (58.1) | 10.0 (50.0) | 21.6 (70.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.5 (40.1) | 5.5 (41.9) | 8.8 (47.8) | 15.9 (60.6) | 20.7 (69.3) | 25.5 (77.9) | 28.1 (82.6) | 27.9 (82.2) | 22.7 (72.9) | 17.0 (62.6) | 9.9 (49.8) | 5.9 (42.6) | 16.0 (60.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 0.1 (32.2) | 0.4 (32.7) | 3.6 (38.5) | 9.4 (48.9) | 14.3 (57.7) | 18.9 (66.0) | 21.6 (70.9) | 21.6 (70.9) | 16.8 (62.2) | 11.3 (52.3) | 5.3 (41.5) | 1.7 (35.1) | 10.4 (50.7) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 16 (0.6) | 20 (0.8) | 22 (0.9) | 34 (1.3) | 47 (1.9) | 45 (1.8) | 22 (0.9) | 22 (0.9) | 17 (0.7) | 49 (1.9) | 25 (1.0) | 20 (0.8) | 339 (13.3) |
| Average precipitation days | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 54 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 104.5 | 97.7 | 130.4 | 189.6 | 222.3 | 262.2 | 280.1 | 261.1 | 217.9 | 162.3 | 112.4 | 104.5 | 2,145 |
| Source 1: NOAA (precipitation and sun 1971–1990)[8] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Meteostat[9] | |||||||||||||
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As of 2016, the population increased in the city in comparison with the previous years by about 7.1 thousand people. According to the population census data in 2009, urban population accounted for 55.04% and rural was 44.96%.[10]
Population
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| Area | Total | Male | Female | |||
| number | % | number | % | number | % | |
| Yevlakh city | 57681 | 48,96 | 26098 | 46,99 | 31583 | 50,72 |
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There are agricultural processing enterprises, manufacturing and industrial complexes within Yevlakh city.[11]
There are 45 libraries that serve the population of the district. Ten of them are located in the city center and 35 in the villages.[12][13]
The regional channelEL TV is headquartered in the city.[14]
Yevlax Airport is the only airport in the city.[15] The airport is connected by bus to the city center.
Yevlakh sits on one of the Azerbaijani primary rail lines running east–west connecting the capital,Baku, with the rest of the country. TheKars–Tbilisi–Baku railway will run along the line through the city. The railway provides both human transportation and transport of goods and commodities such as oil and gravel.
Yevlakh's Central Railway Station is the terminus for national and international rail links to the city. TheKars–Tbilisi–Baku railway, which will directly connectTurkey, Georgia andAzerbaijan, began to be constructed in 2007 and has been completed in 2015.[16] The completed branch connects Yevlakh withTbilisi in Georgia, and from there, trains continue toAkhalkalaki, andKars in Turkey.[17]
The city's notable residents include:Orthodox theologianPavel Florensky, human rights activistAnar Mammadli and government civilianElmar Valiyev.
Ստեփանոս Օրբելյանի պատմության մեջ գտել եմ «Եւայլախ» տեղանունը, որ անշուշտ սրա հետ նույն է [In Stepanos Orbelyan's history I found the place name "Evaylakh", which is certainly the same as this]
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