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Xırdalan (Khyrdalan) is a city, municipality and the capital of the Absheron District of Azerbaijan. It has a population of 95,200.[1] Khyrdalan is home of country's biggest brewery Baltika Baku, previously known as Khyrdalan .[2] A monument to Egyptian presidentHosni Mubarak was erected in 2007 in the city. Similarly, a statue of Heydar Aliyev was erected in Cairo in 2008.[3] In the wake of the 2011 Egyptian protests, the Azerbaijani opposition, led by the Musavat Party, demanded the demolition of the statue, calling it a "worship of idols".[4] On 8 June 2011, the statue was taken down following Mubarak's resignation.[5]
xırdalan, this, article, needs, updated, please, help, update, this, article, reflect, recent, events, newly, available, information, april, 2020, khyrdalan, city, municipality, capital, absheron, district, azerbaijan, population, khyrdalan, home, country, big. This article needs to be updated Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information April 2020 Xirdalan Khyrdalan is a city municipality and the capital of the Absheron District of Azerbaijan It has a population of 95 200 1 Khyrdalan is home of country s biggest brewery Baltika Baku previously known as Khyrdalan 2 A monument to Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak was erected in 2007 in the city Similarly a statue of Heydar Aliyev was erected in Cairo in 2008 3 In the wake of the 2011 Egyptian protests the Azerbaijani opposition led by the Musavat Party demanded the demolition of the statue calling it a worship of idols 4 On 8 June 2011 the statue was taken down following Mubarak s resignation 5 KhyrdalanCity amp MunicipalityAzerbaijani XirdalanKhyrdalanCoordinates 40 26 55 N 49 45 23 E 40 44861 N 49 75639 E 40 44861 49 75639 Coordinates 40 26 55 N 49 45 23 E 40 44861 N 49 75639 E 40 44861 49 75639Country AzerbaijanDistrictAbsheronCity Status2006Area Total47 km2 18 sq mi Elevation50 m 160 ft Population 2014 Total95 200 Density2 000 km2 5 200 sq mi Time zoneUTC 4 AZT Postal codeAZ 0100Area code12Vehicle registration01On 29 November 2006 the settlement gained city status after its approval by the National Assembly of Azerbaijan 6 This Azerbaijan related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vteNotable natives EditNabi Khazri poet novelist and playwright People s Poet of Azerbaijan SSR 1984 7 References Edit Cities amp towns of Azerbaijan pop stat mashke org Baltika Baku Archived from the original on June 17 2009 4 meter high monument of Azerbaijan s National Leader Heydar Aliyev established in Egypt Day az 2008 02 07 Azerbaijani Youth Ridicule Mubarak Statue Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty 2011 02 07 Azerbaijan Removes Mubarak Monument Fox News 2021 04 01 Khirdalan settlement receives a city status www today az Nebi Xezri in Azerbaijani ADAM az Archived from the original on 2011 09 03 External links EditXirdalan as Khyrdalan at GEOnet Names Server This Absheron Rayon location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Xirdalan amp oldid 1117928015, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
