Goychay
Goychay is a city, municipality and the capital of the Goychay District of Azerbaijan.
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Goychay is a city, municipality and the capital of the Goychay District of Azerbaijan.
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• Name — Goychay • Native Name — Göyçay • Settlement Type — City & Municipality • Pushpin Map — Azerbaijan • Pushpin Mapsize — 300 • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Azerbaijan • Subdivision Type1 — District • Subdivision Name1 — Goychay • Established Title — Founded • Established Date — 1916 • Image Skyline — Goychay mescidi.jpg • Image Caption — Göyçay Mosque, built in 1903 • Population As Of — 2016 • Population Total — 42,500 • Timezone — AZT • Utc Offset — +4 • Elevation M — 115 • Area Code — +994 167 • Website — Official website Goychay is a city, municipality and the capital of the Goychay District of Azerbaijan. As of December 2016 the urban population of Goychay was estimated at 42,500, an increase of around 20% since 2004 when the population was recorded as being 35,344.
History
History
The settlement dates back to the late 1850s following the devastating 1859 earthquake in Shemakha, though the town was only officially incorporated as such in 1916. Goychay was the administrative center of the Geokchay Uyezd of the Baku Governorate. During the Soviet era, the city was often known by its Russian pronunciation as used in the Russian Empire, Geokchay. On 2 June 2018 the main bridge carrying the M4 highway across the Goychay River near the city's Olympic Centre was washed away, leading to criminal accusations against several business leaders associated with its construction.
Climate
Climate
Göyçay has a semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification: BSk), with precipitation not enough for Cfa classification.
Notable natives
Notable natives
• Anvar Mammadkhanli — writer, Honored Art Worker of Azerbaijan SSR. • Ali Mursaliyev — designer, Honored Art Worker of Azerbaijan. • Mirza Khazar — prominent radio journalist, essayist, translator of the Bible in Azeri language. • Rasul Rza — writer, People's Poet of Azerbaijan (1960). • Rauf Atakishiyev – singer, pianist, People's Artist of Azerbaijan (1967). • Sadykh bey Aghabekov — general in the Russian Imperial Army, founder and reformer of Azerbaijani Police, Major General, Orientalist.
Twin towns – sister cities
Twin towns – sister cities
Goychay is twinned with: • Lida, Belarus • Valmontone, Italy (2014)
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