Ordubad

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Ordubad is a town in Azerbaijan and the capital of the district Ordubad in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic. The city lies on the River Ordubad, a tributary of the Aras, and 2008 had 10,400 inhabitants. The name has Ordubad Turkish and Persian roots and means army City.

History

The city was in the Middle Ages is of great importance for the region. At times the capital of a small sultanate she was most important administrative center in alternating rich. In the 18th century capital of the district Ordubad aza- dependent Jeran of Nakhchivan Khanate of Persia. 1828, the city fell to the Khanate to the Russian Empire. Even today, the city is one of the most important in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic.

Culture

In the town three mosques dating from the 17th and 18th centuries have been preserved: Saatabad, Dilbar and Juma, the last also houses a madrasa. There is also a historical museum that is especially dedicated to the astronomer and mathematician Nasraddin Tusi.

Traffic

The city is connected to the network of the Azerbaijan Railways, however, reversed this because of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict only after Naxçıvan.