Sadarak city
Sadarak was founded as a region in 1990. It has borders with Armenia, Iran (Persia) and Turkey. Its area is 153,49 km². Centre is Haydarabad settlement. Its surface consists of mountanious areas in north and east and sloping flats seperating one another with ridges and heights along the Araz river. It seperates from Sharur steppe by the heights of Dahna and Validagh in the southeast. Then it connects with Agri steppe having the same border with the south-east foot of the Saribulag Mountains from the north-east. It is surrounded with Ujubiz, Ajdakan, Tejkar, Validag and Saracli mountains. There are clay, marbled limestone and mineral water fields in the territory. It has dry continental climate. It is hot in summer and cold in winter. The Garachay, Chapan and Araz runs from its territory. Grey soils were mainly separated in its territory. As subsoil waters are close to the earth’s surface next to part of the Araz of Sadarak Steppe, meadow grasses are well developed here. Sadarak Diluju Bridge (Hope Bridge) connecting Azerbaijan and Turkey over Araz was built. Bulagbashi” underground water pipe was repaired substantially and 15 spring-monuments were put into use. Region’s economy mainly consists of vine growing, graining and cattle breeding. There are 2 farms of wine refining factories and branch of Nakhchivan Sewing Factory in te region.As a result of archaeological excavations, residential areas and grave monuments related to Eneolithic, Bronze Age, ancient period and Middle Ages, were found in the territory of Sadarak region. A habitation concerning to the IV-III millenniums BC was found out in the south part of Sadarak. In its territory, there are historical place names such as Ajdakan, Jin tandiry, Jahannamdara, Shyr arkhy, Dahna, Qirmizilar, Farhad Aryk, Kultapa, Agoglan, Caravanserai, Aladdin, Garaburun etc. A habitation was found out related to Middle Ages surrounding a wide territory in the left bank of the Araz, in the south-east of Sadarak. The signs of Sadarak Palace are still remaining until nowadays. Continuous proceeding of life beginning from the IV millennium B.C was determined in the result of Investigations. Historical-architectural monuments such as 3 mosques, palace ruins related to Middle Ages, defensives, caravanserai, Aghoglan sacred palace, hamam (bath) building constructed in the beginning of XIX-XX centuries etc are reserved, in the territory of the region,. The monument complexes devoted to the martyrs, perished in Great Patriotic War (1941-1945) and for the sake of Azerbaijan lands and Alley of Martyrs were constructed. There are a settlement and three villages in the region. Karki village was occupied by Armenian armed forces in 1990.