Babek (city)
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Babek Babək |
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| Municipality | |
 Babek
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| Coordinates: 39°09′07″N 45°26′30″E / 39.15194°N 45.44167°ECoordinates: 39°09′07″N 45°26′30″E / 39.15194°N 45.44167°E | |
| Country |
 Azerbaijan
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| Autonomous republic | Nakhchivan |
| Rayon | Babek |
| Elevation | 827 m (2,713 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 3,252 |
| Time zone | AZT (UTC+4) |
Babək (also, Babek, Babekskiy, and Tazakend) is a city and municipality in and the capital of Babek Rayon, in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan.
In 2015, by decree of President of Azerbaijan Republic, Qoşadizə village was liquidated and added into the administrative territory of the city of Babek.
Before the 1978, settlement was known as Tazakand. However, then was renamed in honor of the medieval Persian revolutionary leader Babak Khorramdin.
As of 2010, population of Babək contains 3252 people.
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