Goychay (city)
Goychay
Göyçay | |
|---|---|
City & Municipality | |
 Göyçay Mosque, built in 1903 | |
  Goychay | |
| Coordinates: 40°39′11″N 47°44′26″E | |
| Country |  Azerbaijan |
| District | Goychay |
| Founded | 1916 |
| Elevation | 115 m (377 ft) |
| Population (2016)[1] | |
| • Total | 42,500 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
| Area code | +994 167 |
| Website | Official website |
Goychay (Azerbaijani: Göyçay) is a city, municipality and the capital of the Goychay District of Azerbaijan. The municipality includes the city of Goychay and the nearby village of Qızılqaya.[2]
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.[3]
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.[4] 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.[5]
Climate
Göyçay has a semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification: BSk).
| Climate data for Göyçay | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 7.0 (44.6) |
8.3 (46.9) |
13.1 (55.6) |
20.7 (69.3) |
25.5 (77.9) |
30.2 (86.4) |
33.2 (91.8) |
32.0 (89.6) |
27.9 (82.2) |
21.1 (70.0) |
14.1 (57.4) |
9.1 (48.4) |
20.2 (68.3) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −0.9 (30.4) |
0.2 (32.4) |
3.6 (38.5) |
8.9 (48.0) |
13.4 (56.1) |
17.6 (63.7) |
20.3 (68.5) |
19.4 (66.9) |
15.9 (60.6) |
10.3 (50.5) |
5.6 (42.1) |
1.1 (34.0) |
9.6 (49.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 29 (1.1) |
34 (1.3) |
41 (1.6) |
44 (1.7) |
66 (2.6) |
36 (1.4) |
20 (0.8) |
30 (1.2) |
28 (1.1) |
56 (2.2) |
37 (1.5) |
28 (1.1) |
449 (17.6) |
| Average precipitation days | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 64 |
| Source: NOAA[6] | |||||||||||||
Notable natives
- Anvar Mammadkhanli — writer, Honored Art Worker of Azerbaijan SSR.[7]
- Mirza Khazar — prominent radio journalist, essayist, translator of the Bible in Azeri language.
- Rasul Rza — writer, People's Poet of Azerbaijan (1960).[8]
- 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.
References
- World Gazetteer: Azerbaijan – World-Gazetteer.com
- "Belediyye Informasiya Sistemi" (in Azerbaijani). Archived from the original on 24 September 2008.
- Goychay Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine
- Goychay Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine
- "Seven people arrested after bridge collapses". 22 June 2018.
- "Göyçay Climate Normals 1961–1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- "Мамедханлы Энвер Гафар оглы". Great Soviet Encyclopedia.
- "Расул Рза". Great Soviet Encyclopedia.
- "Межрегиональное сотрудничество". lida.by (in Russian). Lida. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- "Azerbaijan's Goychay, Italy' Valmontone become sister cities". sia.az. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
