Şəkər, Goychay

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{{Infobox settlement |name =Şəkər |settlement_type=Municipality |native_name = |pushpin_map =Azerbaijan |pushpin_mapsize =300 |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan |subdivision_type1 = Rayon |subdivision_name1 =Goychay |leader_title = |leader_name = |established_title = |established_date = |area_total_km2 = |area_footnotes = |population_as_of = |population_total =1299 |population_footnotes =[ citation needed ]Şəkər (also spelled as Sheker, also transliterated as Шәкәр and شكر) is a village and municipality in Goychay Rayon of Azerbaijan. It has a current population of 1,299 people.

Azerbaijan Republic in Western Asia and Eastern Europe

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.

Azerbaijan is administratively divided into the following subdivisions:

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