Aghjabadi Ağcabədi
Agjabedi Olympic Complex
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Coordinates: 40°03′10″N 47°27′41″E / 40.05278°N 47.46139°E / 40.05278; 47.46139
Country	Azerbaijan
District	Aghjabadi
Founded	1962
City status	1965
Elevation	16 m (52 ft)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	43,000[1]
Time zone	UTC+4 (AZT)
AZ 0400	Postal code
Area code	+994 113
Vehicle registration	04
Website	agcabedi-ih.gov.az

Aghjabadi (Azerbaijani: Ağcabədi) is a city in and the capital of the Aghjabadi District of Azerbaijan. It is situated in central Azerbaijan.

Etymology

In Armenian, the city was historically known as Beghamej (Armenian: Բեղամէջ, romanized: Beġamēǰ).^[3]

Notable natives

• Uzeyir Hajibeyov — composer. He is recognized as the father of Azerbaijani classical music and opera. Hajibeyov composed music for the national anthem of Azerbaijan and the state anthem of Azerbaijan SSR. He is the first Muslim author of an opera; People's Artist of USSR (1948).
• Vilayat Guliyev — Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan (1999–2004).^[4]

Twin towns

• Batumi, Georgia
• Rize, Turkey