Zardab city
Zardab region is located in Aran economic region, in Shirvan plain. Being one of the largest villages of Goychay district in XIX-XX centuries Zardab turned to the regional center, in 1935, by developing. Administrative center is Zardab town. It is 11 meters below sea-level and the area makes 860 км². According to some sources, Zardab word derived from Persian word ZARD (yellow) and AB (water) that means yellow water spreading diseases. Some researchers assert that this name designated a pond. Under other version, Zardab derived from word of ZAR (gold) and AB (water). Because of Kur and Garasu often overflowed, and water remaining in hollows was very precious as gold for crops and farmers. Surface is flat, and most part of the territory is below the ocean level. Kur flows through its border. The hollow in which the river Garasu flows, is an ancient valley of the Kur. Winter and summer pastures create conditions for all-the-year-round development of animal industries. Water basins represent favorable places for cultivation of fish. Oil and gas deposits have been found out in the territory. Climate is semidesert with mild winter and droughty summer, and also a dry steppe climate (it also is called as dry subtropical). This climate is characterized by weak humidity and hot summer. This is favorable for cultivation of a clap, grapes, fruit, vegetables and dry subtropical plants. Soils are gray meadow. Mainly wormwood-saline and wormwood-ephemeral semidesertic plants are grown here. There are argillaceous-reed, marsh and meadow-steppe plants in the territory Kur River. 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.Coton cleaning, canning, grain, brick, asphalt and dairy factories.Finding of rests of the enameled and not enameled household subjects and ware have created necessity for conduction of extensive researches in this territory (during arable works). 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. Unfortunately, the exact origin of this name isn't clear till now. However it is known that water in this lake has color of blood ("blood" – «Gan»). According to local residents, once and for any reasons, a red building was drowned in this lake and the red color of water derived from it. The name "Zardab" is met in written sources, for the first time, in 1500. The region includes Bayimli settlement and 40 villages.