Şəfəq, Goranboy

Şəfəq
Shafag
Municipality
Şəfəq is located in Azerbaijan
Şəfəq
Şəfəq
Coordinates: 40°27′07″N 46°38′32″E / 40.45194°N 46.64222°E / 40.45194; 46.64222
Country Azerbaijan
DistrictGoranboy
Population
 • Total
709
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)
Area code22

Şəfəq (Shafag); The former name of the village was Mollavaladli. The settlement was built by families belonging to the mollavaladli (mollaushagi) generation. In 1930, the name of the village was changed and officially called Shafaq. Oykonim reflects faith in "bright" life, future.

The village is located at the foot of the Murovdag mountain range (Lesser Caucasus), at an altitude of 678 meters above sea level. The village had an Azerbaijani majority

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