Qazax District
Qazax District | |
|---|---|
| Azerbaijani: Qazax rayonu | |
Map of Azerbaijan showing Gazakh District | |
| Country | Azerbaijan |
| Region | Gazakh-Tovuz |
| Established | 8 August 1930 |
| Capital | Gazakh |
| Settlements | 35 |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Rajab Babashov |
| Area | |
• Total | 700 km2 (270 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 98,400 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (360/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
| Postal code | 3500 |
| Website | qazax-ih |
Qazax District (Gazakh District; Azerbaijani: Qazax rayonu) is one of the 66 districts of Azerbaijan. Located in the northwest of the country, it belongs to the Gazakh-Tovuz Economic Region. The district borders the district of Aghstafa, and the Tavush Province of Armenia. Its capital and largest city is Gazakh. As of 2020, the district had a population of 98,400.
It has two exclaves inside Armenia, which include the villages of Yukhari Askipara, Barkhudarly, Sofulu. Both of the exclaves and parts of mainland Qazax District (the villages of Baghanis Ayrum, Ashaghi Eskipara, Gyzylhajily, and Kheyrimli) were captured by Armenian forces during the First Nagorno-Karabakh war.