Babek District
| Babek | |
|---|---|
| Rayon | |
 Map of Azerbaijan showing Babek Rayon |
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| Country |
 Azerbaijan
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| Autonomous republic | Nakhchivan |
| Settlement | 1 |
| Villages | 36 |
| Babek District | 23 October 1978 |
| Capital | Babek |
| Government | |
| • Executive power | Huseynaliyev E. |
| Area | |
| • Total | 828,42 km2 (31,985 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 71,400 |
| • Density | 0.86/km2 (2.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | AZT (UTC+4) |
| Postal code | 6700 |
| Telephone code | (+994) 36 |
Babek or Babak (Azerbaijani: Babək) is a rayon of Azerbaijan in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic. It was formerly known as Nakhchivan District (till 1978). The district named in honour of Babak Khorramdin, who led a 23-year-long uprising against the Abbasid Caliphate in Azerbaijan and Iran.
Since June 9, 2009, by the decree of the President of the Azerbaijan Republic, the Bulqan, Garachug, Garaxanbeyli, Tumbul and Haciniyyət villages of the Babek Rayon are included in the scope of the administrative territorial unit of Nakhchivan city.
On the November 28, 2014, by the decree of the President of Azerbaijan Republic, the Nahajir and Goynuk villages of the Julfa Rayon were liquidated and added to the administrative territory of the Babek Rayon.
In 2015, by decree of President of Azerbaijan Republic, Goshadize village was liquidated and added into the administrative territory of the city of Babek.
The Babek region was founded under the initiative of the National Leader of the Azerbaijani people Heydar Aliyev in 1978. Tezekend, located 6 km south-east from Nakhchivan, was determined as the center of the region and named the settlement Babek. Babek is a settlement of urban type. The region of Babek is bordered with the regions Kangarli in the west, Shahbuz in north-east and Julfa in the east, The Islamic Republic of Iran in the South and Armenia in the north-east.
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