Lezgins are a Northeast Caucasian ethnic group native predominantly to southern Dagestan and northeastern Azerbaijan and who speak the Lezgian language.
Shaki is a city in northwestern Azerbaijan, in the rayon of the same name.
Shamkir is a rayon in Azerbaijan. It is located in the northwestern part of the Azerbaijan Republic. The rayon was previously called "Shamkhor" during the Soviet rule and was renamed to Shamkir only in 1991 after restoration of independence of Azerbaijan. The district was established in 1930. The capital of Shamkir Rayon is Shamkir city.
Lankaran is a city in Azerbaijan, on the coast of the Caspian Sea, near the southern border with Iran. It has a population of 51,300 (2014). It is next to but independent of Lankaran rayon. The city forms a distinct first-order division of Azerbaijan.
Füzuli, Armenian: Varanda, is a city and the capital of the Füzuli rayon of Azerbaijan. On 23 August 1993, the city fell to Armenian forces during the Nagorno-Karabakh war and since then is administered as part of Hadrut Region of the unrecognized Republic of Artsakh ever since. Due to the ongoing war, it is currently an uninhabited ghost town. Fizuli is a de jure internationally recognized territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is a territorial and ethnic conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh and seven surrounding districts, which are de facto controlled by the self-declared Republic of Artsakh, but are internationally recognized as de jure part of Azerbaijan. The conflict has its origins in the early 20th century. Under the Soviet Union, Joseph Stalin decided to make the Nagorno-Karabakh region, historically Armenian and with a majority-Armenian population, an autonomous oblast in Soviet Azerbaijan. The present conflict began in 1988, when the Karabakh Armenians demanded that Karabakh be transferred from Soviet Azerbaijan to Soviet Armenia. The conflict escalated into a full-scale war in the early 1990s.
Khalkhal ، formerly and local, Herowabad, Azerbaijani: هیرو, Hirow, Persian: هروآباد, also Romanized as Khalkhāl; formerly, Herowabad also Romanized as Herowābād, Harowabad, Herauabad, Heroābād, and Hirābād; also formerly, Herow, also Romanized as Harau and Herau) is a city in and the capital of Khalkhal County, in Ardabil Province, Iran. According to the country divisions determined by the Ministry of Interior of Iran the city of Khalkhal has 138 villages. Majority of population speak Azeri Turkish language. At the 2006 census, its population was 38,521, in 9,619 families.
Imishli is the capital of the Imishli Rayon of Azerbaijan.
Pirəqanım is a village in the Ismailli Rayon of Azerbaijan. The village forms part of the municipality of Müdrəsə. According to Azerbaijan's State Statistics Committee, only two people lived in the village as of 2014.
Dahar is a village in the Ismailli Rayon of Azerbaijan. The village forms part of the municipality of Cülyan. According to Azerbaijan's State Statistics Committee, only five people lived in the village as of 2014.
Kənzə is a village in the Ismailli Rayon of Azerbaijan. The village forms part of the municipality of Qoşakənd. According to Azerbaijan's State Statistics Committee, only three people lived in the village as of 2014.
Qızqayıtdı is a village in the Neftchala Rayon of Azerbaijan. The village forms part of the municipality of Mikayıllı. According to Azerbaijan's State Statistics Committee, only three people lived in the village as of 2014.
Gədik is a former village in the Quba Rayon of Azerbaijan. The village formed part of the municipality of Gədikqışlaq.
Acıdərə is a village in the Shamakhi Rayon of Azerbaijan. The village forms part of the municipality of Göylər. According to Azerbaijan's State Statistics Committee, only one person lived in the village as of 2014.
Mustafa is a village in the Saatly Rayon of Azerbaijan.
Qırmızı Qəsəbə is a village and municipality in Quba District of Azerbaijan. It has a population of 3,598 and is believed to be the world's only all-Jewish town outside Israel and the United States.
Bağtala is a village in the municipality of Uzuntala in the Qakh Rayon of Azerbaijan. According to Azerbaijan's State Statistics Committee, only nine people lived in the village as of 2014.
Müşkür is a village and municipality in the Khachmaz Rayon of Azerbaijan. It has a population of 3,020. The municipality consists of the villages of Müşkür, Müzəffəroba, and Müşviq.
Musa is a village in the municipality of Aşağı Astanlı in the Yardymli Rayon of Azerbaijan. According to Azerbaijan's State Statistics Committee, only eight people lived in the village as of 2014.
