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Sadarak District

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Sadarak District
Map of Azerbaijan showing Sadarak District
Map of Azerbaijan showing Sadarak District
Country Azerbaijan
Autonomous RepublicNakhchivan
Established28 August 1990
CapitalHeydarabad
Settlements[1]4
Area
  Total160 km2 (60 sq mi)
Population
  Total16,100
  Density100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)
Postal code
7300
Websitesederek-ih.nakhchivan.az

Sadarak (Sədərək) is a raion of Azerbaijan. It is in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic.

It was split from the Ilyich raion (present-day Sharur) in 1990. It has an exclave in Armenia, Karki.

Karki came under Armenian control in May 1992. It was captured during the Nagorno-Karabakh War.

The capital was Sədərək. It is now Heydarabad.

39°40′N 44°50′E / 39.667°N 44.833°E / 39.667; 44.833

  1. "İnzibati-ərazi vahidləri" (PDF). preslib.az. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  2. "Population of Azerbaijan". stat.gov.az. State Statistics Committee. Retrieved 22 February 2021.