Göytəpə, Jalilabad
Göytəpə | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
Göytəpə | |
| Coordinates: 39°07′00″N 48°35′43″E / 39.11667°N 48.59528°E | |
| Country | Azerbaijan |
| Rayon | Jalilabad |
| Population (2025)[2] | |
• Total | 15,200[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
Göytəpə (also, Goytepe, Göytäpä, Prišib, Prishib, Prishibinsk,[3] Prishibinskoe, and Prishibinskoye) — is a city and the second most populous municipality, after the capital Cəlilabad, in the Jalilabad District of Azerbaijan. As of 2025, it has a population of 15,200.[1] Renamed in 1992, "Göytəpə" in Azerbaijani means "Blue Hill."
Notable natives
- Vugar Mursalov — National Hero of Azerbaijan.[4]
Wildlife
The 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.[3]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Sex distribution of population by economic regions and administrative territorial units and urban settlements of the Republic of Azerbaijan at the beginning of 2025". www.stat.gov.az. The State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Retrieved July 4, 2025.
- ^ World Gazetteer: Azerbaijan – 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.