Goranboy District

Goranboy is a rayon in Azerbaijan. Capital of the district is the city Goranboy. The southern part of the area was inhabited at the time of the Soviet Union, an independent Rayon Schahumjan and to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict majority of Armenians. It is claimed by the neighboring Republic of Nagorno Karabakh as part of the province Schahumjan. A small area on the border has occupied since the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict in 1993 by the Armenian army. The disputed area is still mined and tense the situation, in the district there is a strong military presence.

Geography

The rayon has an area of ​​1791 km ². In the area located foothills of the Greater Caucasus extend. There are deposits of oil, plaster and clay.

• Dəliməmmədli

Gas station on the M2 highway near the village Borsunlu

Population

The rayon had 2009 95.400 inhabitants. These are distributed across the capital and 82 other locations.

Economy

The region is dominated by agriculture. It is grown mainly grain and cotton.

Attractions

In the district lie the ruins of the fortress of Gulistan.