Agstafa District

Ağstafa (also Agstafa ) is a raion in the west of Azerbaijan on the border with Georgia and Armenia. Capital is the city Ağstafa. The Rajon has an area of 1509 km ². By region, the rivers flow Kura, Ağstafa and Khasansu.

Economy

The region is grown in large quantities of wine and cereals, as well as bred domestic cattle.

Population

The population is 98.7 % of Azerbaijanis, 0.6 % are Turks. Almost the entire population is Muslim. The rayon has about 80,000 inhabitants.

History and Sights

The region was inhabited in the Bronze Age and Iron Age, as proven by the sites of Djantepe, Agaligtepe, Shamutepe, Zurnatepe and Gargalartepe. Ancient water reservoir of this period are still in use today.

The scenery was a long time in its history part of Georgia, but also countries such as Azerbaijan Ganja. From 1801 the area with Georgia to the Russian Empire belonged. 1914, the city was founded Ağstafa at a railway junction.

The border with the Georgian region of Kakheti is still controversial, especially around the David Gareja monastery complex, which lies on the border. The same is true when Bertubani monastery. Both facilities house art treasures such as frescoes.

Traffic

In the area of ​​the railway line runs from Baku to the west and divides into a route to Tbilisi and to Yerevan. The main border crossing with Georgia is located in Krasny Most, the border to Armenia is closed because of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.