Barda, Azerbaijan

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Bərdə is a town in Azerbaijan and the capital of the surrounding district Bərdə. In the city the river Tərtər 2008 there were over 40,100 inhabitants.

History

Bərdə, Armenian P ʿ artaw, was the Shah of the Sassanid Empire Peroz I as Peroz - abad ( Perozstadt ), after perhaps at the site of an older Armenian settlement, founded in the name and by Kavadh I. under the name Peroz - Kavadh ( " Victorious Kavadh " Peroz middle Persian means " the winner " ) attached. In late antiquity and the early Middle Ages the town was by Kabala center of the state Albania and the Albanian Christian church. After the Arab invasion, the city lost its importance, but later became capital of the state of Arran. 943 the city was conquered briefly by the Kievan Rus.

Culture and Sport

In the city there is the grave of Akhmed Zocheybana from the 14th century, built by Ahmad ibn Ayyub Nakhchivani. Then there is the Shrine of mosque and cultural center with a museum.

In the city the football club ABN Bərdə is established.

Traffic

The city has a railway station and is connected to the network of the Azerbaijan Railway.