Covering 27 villages and plateaus of the Oyuqlucaqaya, Bazaryurd, Dərəbash, Qachdash, Nərkechi and Armudlu, the region of Dərəşahbuz was established in the 16th century and functioned up to 40th years of the 19th century. In 1925, it was named Narimanov District in the administrative-territorial unit of Nakhchivan. Since 1930, "Shahbuz" name has been restored. In 1963, the district was abolished and given to the Nakhchivan region. Since 1965, it has been an independent district. In 2007, the settlement of Shahbuz was given city status. In 2013, by decree of President of Azerbaijan Republic, Qarababa village was dissolved and added into the administrative territory of the city of Shahbuz. The population of the city is up to 5000. Shahbuz district is located in the north of NAR. It is a mountainous area. Salvarti, Uchgardash, and Kechaldagh are the highest points. Like the rest of the republic, many underground waters flow here, such as badamli, batabat, caravansarai, bichanak and other mineral waters. There are sulfur, construction materials, peat deposits. The district has the river Nakhchivanchay River and its tributaries - Kuku, Shahbuz, Salvarti - and Ganligol and Batabat Lakes. The mountains are heavily forested. "Badamli" resort was built near the Badamli mineral water plant.
Etymology and history
There are different versions of the etymology of the name of Shahbuz. Shahbuz was historically inhabited by Armenians, dating back to the 10th century. Numerous khachkars and other signs of an Armenian past have been found in Shabuz, but the government of Azerbaijan have made recent attempts to erase any history that is associated with Armenians. At the historical sources, first time the name of "Shahbuz" can be found on the map which shows treasury of copper coins of the state of Eldiguzids and in the historical work of Sharaf ad-Din Ali Yazdi "Zafarnama", historian of Amir Timur.
Population
According to the State Statistics Committee, as of 2018, the population of region recorded 25,1 thousand persons, which increased by 4.5 thousand persons from 20.6 thousand persons in 2000. 12,7 thousand of total population are men, 12,4 thousand are women.
Population
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
Shahbuz region
20,6
20,8
21,0
21,2
21,5
21,8
22,0
22,2
22,5
22,7
22,9
23,2
23,6
24,0
24,4
24,6
24,8
24,9
25,1
urban population
2,6
2,6
2,6
2,7
3,0
3,1
3,2
3,2
3,3
3,4
3,7
3,8
3,8
3,9
5,1
5,1
5,1
5,2
5,2
rural population
18,0
18,2
18,4
18,5
18,5
18,7
18,8
19,0
19,2
19,3
19,2
19,4
19,8
20,1
19,3
19,5
19,7
19,7
19,9
This indicator shows the number of people that live in this region in 2005:
