Göytəpə (also, Goytepe, Göytäpä, Prišib, Prishib, Prishibinsk,[2] Prishibinskoe, and Prishibinskoye) — is a city and the most populous municipality, except for the capital Cəlilabad, in the Jalilabad Rayon of Azerbaijan.[citation needed] It has a population of 15,500. Renamed in 1992, 'Göytəpə' in Azeri means "Blue Hill."
Göytəpə | |
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Municipality | |
Coordinates: 39°07′00″N 48°35′43″E / 39.11667°N 48.59528°E | |
Country | Azerbaijan |
Rayon | Jalilabad |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 15,500 |
Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+5 (AZT) |
Notable natives
edit- Vugar Mursalov — National Hero of Azerbaijan.[3]
Wildlife
editThe Caspian tiger used to be found in the Caucasus, before the end of the 20th century. In particular, an 'immense' tiger was killed in Prishibinsk, as Heptner and Sludskii (1972) called it, in 1899.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ World Gazetteer: Azerbaijan[dead link] – World-Gazetteer.com
- ^ a b Heptner, V. G.; Sludskij, A. A. (1992) [1972]. Mlekopitajuščie Sovetskogo Soiuza. Moskva: Vysšaia Škola [Mammals of the Soviet Union. Volume II, Part 2. Carnivora (Hyaenas and Cats)]. Washington DC: Smithsonian Institution and the National Science Foundation. pp. 1–732.
- ^ "Mursalov Vugar Mirazbar oglu". milliqahraman.az.[permanent dead link]