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Zardab
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Zardab region is located in Aran economic region, in Shirvan plain. Administrative center is Zardab town. It is 11 meters below sea-level and the area makes 860 км². Climate is semidesert with mild winter and droughty summer, and also a dry steppe climate (it also is called as dry subtropical). Soils are gray meadow.  Tugay woods locate along the Kur River. The special role in the economy is played by agriculture’s spheres such as cotton-growing, grain-growing, silkworm-breeding and animal breeding. Distribution of people in wider territories and locating of settlements on the coast of the rivers, people have settled in Zardab area since Bronze Age. Not casually that, early Bronze Age (second half IV millennium B.C. – the end of III millennium B.C.) is called as Kur-Araz culture in Azerbaijan. Archaeological samples belonging to this period were found out in this territory more.Wells standing along ancient caravan tracks, porcelain and ceramic not losing the color and quality, although remained underground for centuries-old, burials, copper money from the state of Atabeyler-Eldegizler, ancient ornaments, household and cultural subjects and other governors were found, during the melioration works in the 70s of XX century and most samples of these are demonstrated as exhibits in Zardab’s historical-museum. Mass grave called as Agtapa barrows still remain in the territory of Dali Gushchu village of Zardab. There is a Ganlija lake near Yukhari Seyidler village. The name "Zardab" is met in written sources, for the first time, in 1500. The region includes Bayimli settlement and 40 villages.

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