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'''Fizuli''' is a rayon of [[Azerbaijan]], partially under Armenian control<ref>[http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2006/02/908366e9-f535-4958-9383-09f351a1ef0c.html Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Nagorno-Karabakh: Timeline Of The Long Road To Peace, February 10, 2006]</ref> since the end of [[Nagorno-Karabakh War]]. |
'''Fizuli''' is a rayon of [[Azerbaijan]], partially under Armenian control<ref>[http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2006/02/908366e9-f535-4958-9383-09f351a1ef0c.html Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Nagorno-Karabakh: Timeline Of The Long Road To Peace, February 10, 2006]</ref> since the end of [[Nagorno-Karabakh War]]. According to the administrative-territorial division of the NKR, the western part of Fuzuli is a part of the [[Hadrut]] region. |
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The town of [[Fizuli (town)|Fizuli]] was founded in 1827 as a [[Russia]]n settlement under the name [[Karyagino]] (Карягино). In 1959, the town and the associated [[Raion|rayon]] were renamed Fizuli after the medieval poet [[Fuzûlî|Muhammad Fuzûlî]].<ref>[http://www.cultinfo.ru/fulltext/1/001/008/116/139.htm Great Soviet Encyclopedia. Fizuli (town in Azerbaijan SSR).]</ref> |
The town of [[Fizuli (town)|Fizuli]] was founded in 1827 as a [[Russia]]n settlement under the name [[Karyagino]] (Карягино). In 1959, the town and the associated [[Raion|rayon]] were renamed Fizuli after the medieval poet [[Fuzûlî|Muhammad Fuzûlî]].<ref>[http://www.cultinfo.ru/fulltext/1/001/008/116/139.htm Great Soviet Encyclopedia. Fizuli (town in Azerbaijan SSR).]</ref> |
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| Population (official 1989 census): | 89,417[1] |
| Area (km2.): | 1,390[citation needed] |
| Telephone Code: | 0141 |
| Zip Code: | AZ1900[citation needed] |
| Capital: | Alkhanli |
Fizuli is a rayon of Azerbaijan, partially under Armenian control[2] since the end of Nagorno-Karabakh War. According to the administrative-territorial division of the NKR, the western part of Fuzuli is a part of the Hadrut region.
The town of Fizuli was founded in 1827 as a Russian settlement under the name Karyagino (Карягино). In 1959, the town and the associated rayon were renamed Fizuli after the medieval poet Muhammad Fuzûlî.[3]
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