Əmircan, Baku
Əmircan (also, Amirabdzhan, Amiradzhan, Amiradzhany, Amircan, Amirdžan, Amirjan, and Amirdzhan) is a municipality in Baku, Azerbaijan. It has a population of 28,203.
In the 1886 official census 2283 ethnic tats were living here.
Notable natives
- Abbasgulu Bakikhanov — historian and writer; founder of Azerbaijani scientific historiography.
- Sattar Bahlulzade — painter, People's Painter of Azerbaijan SSR (1964), is the founder of contemporary Azerbaijani landscape painting.
- Albert Agarunov - National Hero of Azerbaijan
- Murtuza Mukhtarov
- Zeynal Zeynalov (politician)
Monuments
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Amirjan Railway Station
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Bunyadlılar Mosque
References
- ^ World Gazetteer: Azerbaijan – World-Gazetteer.com
- ^ Свод статистических данных о населении Закавказского края, извлеченных из посемейных списков 1886 г.
- ^ "Бакиханов Аббас-Кули-ага". Great Soviet Encyclopedia.
- ^ "Бахлулзаде Саттар Бахлул оглы". Great Soviet Encyclopedia.