Gadabay
Encyclopedia
Gadabay is a rayon
of Azerbaijan
renowned for its potatoes and its gold fields. The famous Siemens company
worked here in the Tsarist era claiming that they were exporting copper
. However it has been recently revealed that in fact they were actually secretly exporting gold
. The gold mining operation has recently resumed
Administrative divisions of Azerbaijan
Politically, Azerbaijan is divided into:*59 districts ,*11 cities ,*1 autonomous republic , which itself contains:**7 districts**1 city...
of Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...
renowned for its potatoes and its gold fields. The famous Siemens company
Siemens AG
Siemens AG is a German multinational conglomerate company headquartered in Munich, Germany. It is the largest Europe-based electronics and electrical engineering company....
worked here in the Tsarist era claiming that they were exporting copper
Copper
Copper is a chemical element with the symbol Cu and atomic number 29. It is a ductile metal with very high thermal and electrical conductivity. Pure copper is soft and malleable; an exposed surface has a reddish-orange tarnish...
. However it has been recently revealed that in fact they were actually secretly exporting gold
Gold
Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au and an atomic number of 79. Gold is a dense, soft, shiny, malleable and ductile metal. Pure gold has a bright yellow color and luster traditionally considered attractive, which it maintains without oxidizing in air or water. Chemically, gold is a...
. The gold mining operation has recently resumed
Ethnic Groups
- Azeris 99,29%
- Other 0,71% (mostly ethnic Russians, some of whom belong to the MolokanMolokanMolokans are sectarian Christians who evolved from "Spiritual Christian" Russian peasants that refused to obey the Russian Orthodox Church, beginning in the 17th century...
religious minority, living in villages such as SlavyankaSlavyanka, AzerbaijanSlavyanka is a village and the most populous municipality, except for the capital Gədəbəy, in the Gadabay Rayon of Azerbaijan. It has a population of 3,705...
)