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ARTICLE · 25.02.2008

Western route: Kurdamir

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S sazan · Added 25 February 2008

Population of the district - 96400 people; district center - the town of Kurdamir - 17800 people.

KURDAMIR DISTRICT is located northwest of Baku, in Shirvan, a historical region of Azerbaijan. It is a beautiful, fertile area, very attractive for tourism and recreation, and is sometimes called Gulustan (flower garden).

Summers here are hot, the climate is steppe, with dry summers. The wildlife is diverse: wild boars, wolves, foxes, jackals, pheasants, black francolins, wild ducks and geese live here. The region is famous for its vineyards, and the best-known grape variety is called "Shirvanshahli" (that is, the shah's). Kurdamir District is also renowned for its carpet-weaving traditions. The best-known type of local carpet on the world market is "Shilyan". These carpets are woven in the village of the same name, not far from Kurdamir.

THE TOWN OF KURDAMIR is the administrative center of Kurdamir District, located on the left bank of the Kura River. Distance from BAKU - 189 km.

Comments (3)

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nicat bagirli 16 May 2009, 20:34

kurdamir eto samiy luchiy,samiy rodnoy,samiy lyubimiy gorod v moey jizni

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LOMONOSOV 18 May 2009, 09:49

Да кюрдамир Классный город! Весной и осенью тАм вообще рай Везде холодно, сыро! А там тепло! Как будто в другой мир попадаешь!

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солтан 08 Jul 2009, 23:09

кюрдамир ширванын дойунен урейидир,кюрдамир районунун Шушун кенди меним догулдугум йердир ,Бутун Ширванлылара салам