Zaqatala (city)
| Zaqatala | |
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| City & Municipality | |
 Zaqatala
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| Coordinates: 41°38′1″N 46°38′36″E / 41.63361°N 46.64333°E | |
| Country |
 Azerbaijan
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| Rayon | Zaqatala |
| Elevation | 518 m (1,702 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 31,300 |
| Time zone | AZT (UTC+4) |
| • Summer (DST) | AZT (UTC+5) |
Coordinates: 41°38′01″N 46°38′36″E / 41.63361°N 46.64333°E
Zaqatala (Azerbaijani: Zaqatala; Georgian: ზაქათალა, zakatala; also, Sakataly, Zakatalsk, and Zakataly) is a city in northwest Azerbaijan. With a municipal population of 31,300 inhabitants, it is located northwest of Sheki, by the Tala River and is the main municipality of the Zaqatala rayon. The municipality consists of the city of Zaqatala and the nearby village of Qazangül. The city is populated by a variety of ethnic groups, each speaking their own (linguistically unrelated) languages, including Azerbaijani and Tsakhur. The postal codes are AZ6200-AZ6205.
Initially this territory of modern Zaqatala was a province of Caucasian Albania,. After that, the region was a separate kingdom within Georgian cultural and political influence. During the medieval era what later became known as Saingilo was mostly controlled by the kingdom of Georgia and Shirvan.
In the Middle Ages seven Georgian schools operated in Saingilo which included the courses of theology, philosophy, orthography, church history, and the history of Georgia and for the students. These schools played an essential cultural and educational role. They put a vital contribution in establishing cultural relations among the peoples of the Caucasus.
Zaqatala has several sites of historic significance, most of which are centered on its 19th-century town centre. The main square, formerly called Lenin Square, features a pair of 700-year-old plane trees.
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