Geokchay uezd
The Geokchay uezd was a county (uezd) of the Baku Governorate of the Russian Empire and then of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic and Azerbaijan SSR until its formal abolishment in 1929. The uezd was located in the central part of the governorate, bordering the Kuba uezd to the north, the Shemakha uezd to the east, the Javad uezd to the south and the Elizavetpol Governorate to the west. The administrative center of the uezd was the city of Geokchay (present-day Goychay).
Geokchay uezd
Геокчайскій уѣздъ | |
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Location in the Baku Governorate | |
| Country | Russian Empire |
| Viceroyalty | Caucasus |
| Governorate | Baku |
| Established | 1868 |
| Abolished | 1929 |
| Capital | Geokchay (present-day Goychay) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5,322.24 km2 (2,054.93 sq mi) |
| Population (1916) | |
| • Total | 134,098 |
| • Density | 25/km2 (65/sq mi) |
| • Rural | 100.00% |
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