Shuvalan
Şüvəlan | |
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Municipality | |
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Şüvəlan | |
Coordinates: 40°29′20″N 50°12′25″E / 40.48889°N 50.20694°ECoordinates: 40°29′20″N 50°12′25″E / 40.48889°N 50.20694°E | |
Country | Azerbaijan |
City | Baku |
Raion | Xəzər |
Population [citation needed] | |
• Total | 14,992 |
Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+5 (AZT) |
Şüvəlan is a settlement and municipality in Baku, Azerbaijan. It has a population of 14,992. The population origin comes mostly from a settlement of Qala, Azerbaijan.
History[]
According to the old generation, an ancient times people in Qala, used Shuvalan as pasture for the animals. Then later on they moved to Shuvalan because the vegetation potential and due to cold weather in winter times in Qala.
Notable natives[]
- Ruhulla Akhundov — First Secretary of the Communist Party of Azerbaijan SSR (1925–1926), People's Commissar of Education of Azerbaijan SSR.[1]
- Almas Ildyrym
- -Musician
See Also[]
References[]
Categories:
- Populated places in Baku
- Baku geography stubs