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Gəncə (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 40 40 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 40.6667 decimal degrees |
| Long: 046 19 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 46.3167 decimal degrees |
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Note: Founded in the 4th or 5th century CE, Gäncä lies along the Gäncä River in western Azerbaijan. By the 13th century, it had become a trade center, but the city was destroyed by the Mongols in 1231. The Persians conquered the city in the early 17th century, where it became a khanate center, and in the early 19th century the Russians annexed the city and renamed it Yelizavetpol, and later Kirovabad. Gäncä lies in a rich farming area, and the city produces textiles and carpets as well. |
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| Gəncə (preferred,C,V)
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| Gəncə (C,V)
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| Gäncä (C,V,English-P,U,N)
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| Ganca (C,V)
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| Gänjä (C,V)
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| Gendje (C,V)
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| Genje (C,V)
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| Ganja (C,V)
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| Gandzha (C,V)
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............ | until 1804 & 1918-1935 |
| Gendzakh (C,V)
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| Gandzhe (C,V)
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| Gandza (C,V)
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| Gandze (C,V)
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| Gjandzha (C,V)
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| Gyandzha (C,V)
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............ | until 1804 & 1918-1935 |
| Kirovabad (C,V)
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............ | 1935-1989 |
| Kirowabad (C,V)
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............ | 1935-1989 |
| Yelizavetpol' (C,V)
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............ | 1804-1918 |
| Yelizavetpol (H,V)
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............ | 1804-1918 |
| Elizavetpol' (C,V)
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| Elizavetpol (C,V)
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Gəncə (inhabited place) (P) |
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