Qabala (rayon)
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- Qabala is also an alternative spelling for Kabbalah
Qabala (Azerbaijani: Qəbələ) is a rayon of Azerbaijan. Its administrative center is the historic town of Qabala, which in ancient times was known as the capital of Caucasian Albania.
Located here is a Soviet Era (1985) Qabala Radar — an early warning radar system that is leased by Russia from Azerbaijan for est. $7.5m annually until 2012.
The President of Russia, Vladimir Putin has proposed it as a possible site for the common U.S.-Russian Missile Defense system.
Administrative divisions of Azerbaijan | |
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| Districts |
Absheron · Agdam · Agdash · Agjabadi · Agstafa · Agsu · Astara · Babek · Balakan · Barda · Beylagan · Bilasuvar · Dashkasan · Davachi · Fizuli · Gadabay · Goranboy · Goychay · Hajigabul · Imishli · Ismailli · Jabrayil · Jalilabad · Julfa · Kalbajar · Kangarli · Khachmaz · Khanlar · Khizi · Khojali · Khojavend · Kurdamir · Lachin · Lankaran · Lerik · Masally · Neftchala · Oguz · Ordubad · Qabala · Qakh · Qazakh · Qobustan · Quba · Qubadli · Qusar · Saatly · Sabirabad · Sadarak · Salyan · Samukh · Shahbuz · Shaki · Shamakhi · Shamkir · Sharur · Shusha · Siazan · Tartar · Tovuz · Ujar · Yardymli · Yevlakh · Zangilan · Zaqatala · Zardab |
| Cities | Ali Bayramli · Baku · Ganja · Khankendi · Lankaran · Mingachevir · Naftalan · Nakhchivan City · Shaki · Sumqayit · Shusha · Yevlakh |
| Names in italics indicate parts of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic | |
Coordinates: az:Qəbələ de:Qəbələ id:Qabala pl:Rejon Kabala ru:Габала tr:Qabala
