Guba, Azerbaijan
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 Quba
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| Coordinates: 41°21′35″N 48°30′45″E / 41.35972°N 48.51250°E | ||
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 Azerbaijan
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| Rayon | Quba | |
| Elevation | 600 m (2,000 ft) | |
| Population (2010) | ||
| • Total | 38,100 | |
| Time zone | AZT (UTC+4) | |
| • Summer (DST) | AZT (UTC+5) | |
| Area code(s) | +994 169 | |
Coordinates: 41°21′35″N 48°30′45″E / 41.35972°N 48.51250°E
Quba (also Kuba, Guba or Kuwa; Lezgin: Къуба́; Judæo-Tat: Qybə / Гъуьбэ / קאובּא) is a city in and the capital of the Quba Rayon (district) of Azerbaijan. It has a population of 38,100 (2010).
Guba (Quba) city originated from the riverside village of Gudial. In the mid-18th century, after moving his residence from Khudat, Hussain Ali became Quba’s Khan (tribal Turkic Muslim ruler) and raised fortress walls around the city. He thereafter attempted to create a state separate from other Azerbaijani khanates.
Nevertheless, Quba Khanate, like other Transcaucasian khanates, was occupied by Czarist Russia in the early 19th century and formally annexed to the Russian Empire under the agreement of 1813.
The officially registered population of Quba in 2010 was 38,100.
The majority of the population is Azerbaijanis, while Tats and Lezgians constitute other minorities. The city's suburb of Qırmızı Qəsəbə (formerly in Russian: Красная Слобода, Krasnaya Sloboda; literally "Red Town") is home to the country's largest community of Mountain Jews and one of the largest Jewish populations in the former Soviet Union.
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