Saray, Absheron

Municipality in Absheron, Azerbaijan
40°31′56″N 49°42′59″E / 40.53222°N 49.71639°E / 40.53222; 49.71639Country AzerbaijanRayonAbsheronPopulation
 (2008)[1]
 • Total10,693Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT) • Summer (DST)UTC+5 (AZT)

Saray (also, Sarai) is a village and the most populous municipality, except for the capital Xırdalan, in the Absheron Rayon of Azerbaijan.[citation needed] It has a population of 10,693.[citation needed]

Notable natives

  • Mikhail Alakbarov — Hero of the Soviet Union.[2]
  • Vali Akhundov — First Secretary of the Communist Party of Azerbaijan SSR (1959–1969).[3]
  • Nariman Mamedov - Who is founder of the new settlement of Saray, who moved it from old to a new location (1955).

References

  1. ^ World Gazetteer: Azerbaijan[dead link] – World-Gazetteer.com
  2. ^ Алекперов Михаил Мамедович (in Russian). Heroes of the country.
  3. ^ "Ахундов Вели Юсуф оглы". Справочник по истории Коммунистической партии и Советского Союза 1898 - 1991.
  • Saray, Absheron at GEOnet Names Server
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