Khyrdalan

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Khyrdalan

Total population

195,200

Coordinates40.45°, 49.75°

Demographic figures from State Statistical Committee of Azerbaijan. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Khyrdalan is a city, municipality, and the capital of the Absheron District of Azerbaijan. The city is home to the country's biggest brewery, Baltika-Baku , previously known as Khyrdalan. Khyrdalan gained city status on 29 November 2006 after its approval by the National Assembly of Azerbaijan. A monument to Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak was erected in 2007 in the city. Similarly, a statue of Heydar Aliyev was erected in Cairo in 2008. In the wake of the 2011 Egyptian protests, the Azerbaijani opposition, led by the Musavat Party, demanded the demolition of the statue, calling it a "worship of idols". On 8 June 2011, the statue was taken down following Mubarak's resignation.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.