Ganja, Azerbaijan
Ganja
Gəncə | |
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City | |
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| Nickname: Qırmızı Şəhər (Red City) | |
Ganja in Azerbaijan | |
Interactive map of Ganja | |
| Coordinates: 40°40′58″N 46°21′38″E / 40.68278°N 46.36056°E | |
| Country | Azerbaijan |
| Region | Ganja-Dashkasan |
| Established | 660 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Niyazi Bayramov |
| Area | |
• Total | 110 km2 (42 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 408 m (1,339 ft) |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 330,663 |
| • Density | 3,000/km2 (7,800/sq mi) |
| • Population Rank in Azerbaijan | 2nd |
| Demonym | Ganjaly (Gəncəli) |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
| Postal code | 2000 |
| Vehicle registration | 20 AZ |
| Website | ganja-ih |
Ganja (/ˈɡændʒə/; Azerbaijani: Gəncə [ɟænˈdʒæ] ⓘ) is Azerbaijan's second largest city, with a population of around 335,600. The city has been a historic and cultural center throughout most of its existence. It was the capital of the Ganja Khanate until 1804; after Qajar Iran ceded it to the Russian Empire following the Treaty of Gulistan in 1813, it became part of the administrative divisions of the Georgia Governorate, Georgia-Imeretia Governorate, Tiflis Governorate, and Elizavetpol Governorate. Following the dissolution of the Russian Empire and the Transcaucasian Democratic Federative Republic, it became a part of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, followed by the Azerbaijan SSR, and, since 1991, the Republic of Azerbaijan.