Gobustan Qobustan | ||
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City and municipality | ||
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Coordinates: 40°32′12″N48°55′58″E / 40.53667°N 48.93278°E Coordinates: 40°32′12″N48°55′58″E / 40.53667°N 48.93278°E | ||
Country | ||
Rayon | Gobustan | |
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Population (2008) [1] | ||
• Total | 3,945 | |
Time zone | AZT (UTC+4) | |
• Summer (DST) | AZT (UTC+5) |
Gobustan (Azerbaijani : Qobustan) is a town and municipality in and the administrative center of the Gobustan Rayon of Azerbaijan. [2] It has a population of 3,945.
Azerbaijani or Azeri, sometimes also Azeri Turkic or Azeri Turkish, is a term referring to two Turkic lects that are spoken primarily by the Azerbaijanis, who live mainly in Transcaucasia and Iran. Caucasian Azerbaijani and Iranian Azerbaijani have significant differences in phonology, lexicon, morphology, syntax, and sources of loanwords. ISO 639-3 groups the two lects as a "macrolanguage".
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In 2009, the town renamed from Maraza to Gobustan. [3]
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The city is home to Diri Baba Mausoleum. [4]
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