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Ganja (Azerbaijani Gəncə) is Azerbaijan's second largest city. Throughout its history, Ganja has had different names, including Gandzak (Գանձակ, Armenian name.) Elizavetpol (Елизаветполь, during initial Russian rule) and Kirovabad (Кировабад, during the Soviet Union's rule). Ganja is the birthplace of the famous classical Persian poet Nizami. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...
External links The Legend of Leyli and Majnun Nizami, Jamal al-Din Ilyas. ...
The city was most likely founded in the 5th century AD. To explain the etymology of "Ganja", people refer either to the Persian word of ganj (گنج: "treasure, treasury", of Persian origin), or to the Turkic word of ganj ("young"). The first theory is considered more probable and is mentioned in the related historical texts, and the supporters of that theory tell that the theory points that there having existed a much older, pre-Islamic town there. Persian (known variously as: Ùارسی Fârsi, local name in Iran, Afghanistan and Tajikistan, پارسی Pârsi, older, local name still used by some speakers, Tajik, a Central Asian dialect, or Dari, another local name in Tajikistan and Afghanistan) is a language spoken in Iran, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Bahrain, Iraq, Azerbaijan, Armenia...
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People of Ganja experienced cultural decline after an earthquake in 1139 and the Mongol invasion in the 1231. The city was revived after the Safavids came to power. For a short period of time Ganja was being called Abbasabad, which it was renamed to after shah Abbas I. In 1747, Ganja became the capital of the independent Ganja khanate. In October 1813 by the Gulistan Treaty, the city was transferred to the Russians after Persia's defeat in the Persia-Russia wars. It was renamed to Elizavetpol after the wife of Alexander I of Russia, Elizabeth. ...
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In 1918 Ganja became a tempopary capital of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, until Baku was recaptured from the British backed Centro Caspian Dictatorship. In 1920 the Soviet Union conquered Azerbaijan and renamed it back to Ganja in 1924, but in 1935 Joseph Stalin renamed the city Kirovabad after Sergei Kirov. In 1991, Azerbaijan became independent, and the ancient name of the city was re-established. 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ...
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Today Ganja is the second largest city in Azerbaijan. The population is about 300,000. It has an airport, and is home to the Nizami Mausoleum, built in 1991. The Nezami Mausoleum, built in 1991, stands just outside the city of Ganja, Azerbaijan. ...
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External links
- Iranica article on Ganja
- Ganja - The memories of stones
- Ganja at the Azerbaijan Development Gateway
- Historical Monuments of Ganja
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