| Birinci Şahsevən | |
|---|---|
| Municipality | |
  Birinci Şahsevən | |
| Coordinates: 39°38′14″N47°45′10″E / 39.63722°N 47.75278°E Coordinates: 39°38′14″N47°45′10″E / 39.63722°N 47.75278°E | |
| Country |  |
| Rayon | Beylagan |
| Population [ citation needed ] | |
| • Total | 7,345 |
| Time zone | AZT (UTC+4) |
| • Summer (DST) | AZT (UTC+5) |
Birinci Şahsevən (also, Shakhsevan, Shakhsevan Pervoye, and Shakhsevan Pervyy) is a village and the most populous municipality, except the capital Beyləqan, in the Beylagan Rayon of Azerbaijan. It has a population of 7,345.
Beylagan is the capital city of Beylagan rayon of Azerbaijan. During the Soviet era, it was renamed Zhdanov after Stalinist politician Andrei Zhdanov. This move was reverted in 1991 when the city assumed its original name again. Beylagan is one of the oldest towns in Azerbaijan. It is located in the triangle between the Kura and Aras rivers in the Mil steppe.
Azerbaijan, officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, is a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia at the crossroads of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west and Iran to the south. The exclave of Nakhchivan is bounded by Armenia to the north and east, Iran to the south and west, and has an 11 km long border with Turkey in the northwest.
