INFORMATION ON CITIES OF THE AZERBAYDZHAN SSR

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• Publication Date: September 10, 1953
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USSR - Azerta?sdzhan SSR
Economic; Geographic - Cities
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INFORMATION 1953
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THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
INFORMATION ON CITIES OF THE AZERHAYDZgpi SSR
this report presents information from articles describing various
cities of the Azerhavdzhan SSR whi
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s were a
special correspondent at Honk;ni ^wno had recer lyt ies by
sous cities. (For ntl visited the he var-
Large projects were completed _n Baku during the last few years,
theRe are the government building, occupying an area of 17,000 square meters;
the Stalin stadium with a capacity of ij0,000, the petroleum workers social
building, with a hall hording 60C people and other rooms for various other
functions; and a winter EmImmtng Pool in Shaumyanskty Rsyon.
In recent years a number of modern department stores were opened in Baku.
The average yearly !rage in t.irese tores is About 100 million rubies. As com-
pared with 1950, when el.;r,, ;,?, build l_.
meters were onstructed, in e occupying an area of 72,300 square
square meters were ced in-`952 apartment nt buildings occupying an area of 73,500
s u heumete co werCO stn ?t As against. the 1,1.69,000 rubles spent in 1950
tiou of a Communist histor';am museumFudl~zrvtd C0St in 1952. The the construe-
State Pe_ytcehr:c In=t:tute was started in a 195.3. I and
a hoof ionthe
state has set aside 156 million rubles for the consruttire of erusing, the
-ng apartment building` w_tn a total area of 102,000 squa meters. h iStalin
Iieydan 'Square), oztupylrg an area o1. 15 so square rdtwo talin
1950 and 1952 in front of the government building. was constructed between
As compared w'.th 1950, the consumption of electric power, gas, anO. water
inc-eased in 1952 by 13 to 23 percent. Gas was supplied to 3,6,5 new dwellings.
During the last 2 years, more than 750,000 square meters of the city's streets
were paved with concrete,
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ANUMNUBW
The work for the completion of the second section of the Samur-Divichinskiy
Canal imeni I. V. Stalin is progressing. This canal will supply the Apsheron
area with water. Likewise, the construction of a second aqueduct for the in-
creased supply of water to Baku is progressing rapidly.
The construction of an electric rail line connecting Baku with the prin-
cipal surrounding rayons has progressed considerably. Work has started on the
construction of a peripheral electric line north of the coast of Apsheron.
More than 497 million rubles were ;pent b.tween 1950 and 1952 for health
projects and another 395 million rubles for edu~Lt_-.ial purpo,." During 1953,
172 million rubles were set aside by the Bake City Soviet alone for health proj-
ects-
total number aofihospitalssintBaku ato 38,bwith napproximately96,500 beds. During
1953, 4,765 children will be sheltered in juvenile institutions, while 2,800
more will be treated at 45 sanatoriums.
The main streets in Baku are- :iovet Kutche (Street), Gusi Gadzhiyev Kutche,
Nizami Kutche, Asker Kutche, Schmidt Kutche, 28 Aprel Kutche, Stalin Pros-
pekt, Kirov Prospekt, and Negliyat Ishtchileri Prospekt. The Azerneft Adminis-
tration apartment buildings are located at the corners of Nizami Kutche, Kizil
Asker Kutche, and Khagani Kutche.
Kuba
Kuba is situated along the Gudyal River at the foot of the Caucasus Mo -
tains, and occupies an area of thousands of hectares. Its s main products are
canned goods, bricks, c_phalt, bottled drinks, furniture, and rugs. It has
seven schools with 154 teachers and 3,300 students. There are now 340 students
at the 2-year teachers' institute in Kuba which was established during World
War II
Sumgait
Sumgait, which is situated along the sandy beaches of the Caspian sea,
came into existence during the Fourth F?ve?ye5r Plan. The number of industrial
plants, apartment buildings, and cultural in3tltntiQno in Sumgait increases
each year. During the last 2 years, more than 50,000 square meters of its
streets were paved with cement
On 1 January 1953i the Baku Pipe Rolling Mill produced its first pipes in
the Sumgait Plant. The pipes produced in this mill are now being sent to Mos-
cow and other cities of the USSR. Several apartment buildings and social cen-
ters were ere tted in Sumgait for toe workers of
this mill.
There are now seven schools in Sumgait. The teaching staff is composed
of 220 teachers, 150 of whom er= university graduates, A new l0-year school
was erected during 1952, and the construction of two more has started. Over
L million rubies have been set aside for the 1953 school budget. During 1953,
construct~.on of dwellings with -.0,000 square meters of living space will be
completed
The city ha_ its oat rewlraX:-r, :Aotsialistie
puhllsted in the Russian and Azerbaijani Ilan r~~~It h as a a circulation is
which Stoat 3,000 copse;
e?i geG? it has
lation of
About 100 doctors, and many ~~edics, --
are attending to the needs of .S?.u 4 work ko'rs Dus During intermediate onainilg,
have train set aside for the healthtu rs. During 1953, 4,5 million rubles
gait is growing, it will dget of the city. At the pace that Sum-
SSR, g, be one of the most important cities in the Azerbrydzhan
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The main streets in Sumgait are; Merkezi (Central) Kutche and Insaatchilar
(Construction Worker y:itche.
Stepanakert
Stepanakert is the principal city of Nagorno-Karabakhakaya Autonomous
Oblast. The most important industrial plants in the city are the silk mill
imeni "26 Komiisarov" and a bakery producing 20 tons of bread a day. The 92
classes of the public schools are attended by 2,900 students.
The main streets in Stepanakert are Chkalov Prospekt and Sovet Prospekt.
There are seven industrial establishments the silk Lill imeni "26 Kommissarov";
the city industrial combine, the bread baking plant; the winery; and three
artels -- Kalinin, Mikoyan, and Shaumyan. There is also a lumber mill producing
120 cubic meters of parquet wood daily.
The city has branches of the Azerbaydzhan Communist organization's historic
museum and of the Union of Soviet Writers of Azerbaydzhan. The Armenian poet,
Bagrat Ulubabayan, was born here. Besides the public library which has 34,000
books, there is a special library for the youth with 9,500 books.
Mingechaur
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The most important street of Mingechaur is Sulh (Peace) Kutch;. Alongmarred.
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Meydan there is an open-air mot:on.-Fictu:e theater. Sovet-Kutch extends; from
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Agdam
Ag'iam has s_x schoo- w:''c 2,9r.r puF:-s art a te?achers? institute with
300 students There are mcce than 1,000 stu-dents in the secondary school
imeni M I. Bagirov Constract:or has begun'or a new cotton mill and a mech-
eniz-d bakery. Ihe:e is a _ovkhoz In the Agdam area. which is famous for its
-vineyards snd wines in acd:ticn, '.hire are in Agdam a brandy distillery, a
brick factory, are a rug arts= The ._-.y has now a new modern hotel
The main etrseta In Agism are, KomIrterr Kit-h,, on which a large apart.,
meat building has be-n L mmn K-.hs, whsr= the Aztorb administration
builctng :5, Bagirov Kot,:he so: Vorc_htlov Ku?:che, both of which are paved
with store Krasir. Kutche, wh::t .earls to a newly built bridge; Azizbekov
Ku:::ne, Konrjn:e- Kut-ha, i; w.r irks Ku-che, in all three of which water
mains have beer, laid, 35b.n^K,t::? newly built secondary school,
Fuzuli Kutr.te, wne:_ _ n'-w i;le9; t to built; and Stalin Frospekt, which
ha_ a new Fubl._ gird-r?
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Nukha is the "silk city" of the Azerbaydzhan SSR. It her a pedagogical
institute and a tekhnikum for municipal administration. During the 30 years
of their operation 1,500 teachers and 940 agrotechniciana have graduated from
these two institutes. Another 2-year teachers' institute was established in
1940 and, so far, 1,100 teachers have graduated from it. At present, there are
in Nukha 18 schools with a total attendance of 5,800 pupils. There is a gradu-
ate of a higher institution in almost every family in Nukha. At present, 200
sons and daughters of Nukha workers are studying at the universities of Baku
and Moscow. Because of its location and 1tr, excellent climate, Nukha has been
selected as the site of the All-Union Workers Sanatorium. In addition, there
are 16 .iedical centers in Nukha There are more than 200 doctors and medical
assistants.
On the paved road between Evlakh and Nukha is the new town of Dzhaferabad,
which was erected for the workers of the Dzhaferabad tractor service station,
and 15 kilometers beyond that the buildings of the Nukha motor tractor station,
On the right side of the road are the inter-rayon auto-tractor repair shops.
A new veterinary hospital is now being constructed in the vicinity of Nukha.
The school for the mechanized operation of villages Z_i.e., farms] will be
completed next year. A new dyeing plant is now being erected at the silk
combine.
During the last few years, there w?^re constructed in Nukha an up-to-date
automobile fr-epair?7 station, an 8-year Russian school, and a chicken farm.
A hydroelectric plant was constructed at the village of Bash-Kyungyut, and the
construction of another hydroelectric plant in Bash-Geynyuk is to be completed
during 1953?
The main street of Nukha is Froietar Kutche There are three parks: the
Stalin, the Bagirov, with an open-air movie, and the Fioner park
Evlakh is the hub of the roads leadir.- to Shushi, Aga-._'n, Gelbedzhc-r,
Zsgatala, Nukha, Stepanakert, and crier plac: it is th- halting point of
the train% operating between Bake and Thilisi. The.;_ train- transport thou-
sands of' travelers daily either to Evi:-kh or from Evlakh to the surrounding
rayons.
In addition, there is a con.;tar.t flow of trucks on the highways, carrying
food and industrial products. Dur:ng *.he arinnncr months, Evlakh is very crowded
because of the transit of students of the higher educational institution= and
of workers who are being sert to 'c r io' car is:iLms for rest. The Soviet
regime has eliminated malar..., onr_. !ne 'cour;re c,' Evlakh
Some 2,NCO r.;uo-nee attend Evlakh e twu se:ond~ry schools and the young
corker:.' school The main stn-et; of Evlat;h are, Yrni Evlakh Kutcne Dagirov
Kut_he Vagif K''itch=. Akhend:v K::t:..-, Kiz,. Ask,=r Rei Aimy) Ku cr.t, ,nd
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Fuzuli Kutch-
-Water macas h..-,v(: bt_en Is ii u: all tne_ .
The iTy 1: 4a:. ,:applied
A raw large hotel is preeea-y urdcc :ctr5rr-:action It will cost 3 millicn
rubles, ,
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Kirovabad
Kirovabad, situated along the Gyandzha River, has a medical school and a
pedi.gogical institute, as well as several cotton growing, petroleum, and muni-
cipal administration tekhnikums. The Azerbaydzhan SSR silk research office and
the Transcaucasian machine fautomobile77 testing office are also located here.
There are 21 kilometers of streetcar lines in Kirovabad. The main streets
of Kirovabad are: Oktyabr Boulevar, Komsomol Kutche, All Bayramov Kut:.he, Sabir
Kutche, and Azizbekov Kutche. There are two squares: Kirov Meydan and Nizami
Meydan.
Noviy Surakhani
The electric train running between Baku and Apeheron stops first at
Surakhani and then at Noviy Surakhani, where many people living in the Kirov
section of the Ordzhonikidze Rayon of the city of Baku get off. These people
work in the factories, state enterprises, and oil wells of Noviy Surakhani or
attend the institutions of higher learning or the technological institutions.
Kirov
Kirov is a newly developed town, n-nexistent before 1930. In Lenin Meydan
there are nine large apartment buildings which house 50 to 60 petroleum workers'
families each. There are one- or two-story private dwellings for workers on
Lenin Kutche, Azizbekov Kutche, Kirov Kutche, and Bagirov Kutche. In addition,
in 1951 and 1952 the town placed several large dormitories at the disposal of
workers.
The town has a 150-bed hospital, employing 20 doctors and 52 medical
assistants.
There are two schools in Kirov -- one secondary and one 7-year schoo. --
with approximately 1,000 students and 40 teachers. Another 10-year evening
school for young workers will be opened in 1953 - 1951+-
Lenkoran' is on the rail line connecting Baku with Astara. It has a
canning plant which produces 3,300,000 cans of foodstuffs a year, a brick
factory, a modern tea factory producing high-quality Azerbaydzhan tea, and
other enterprises. The two sovkhozes located in the Lenkoran area are the
Kirov and the Aurora.
There are seven day schools in Lenkoran' -- four of them secondary with
190 teachers and 4,500 students -- and two evening schclls for young workers.
In addition, there is a teachers' institute with 195 students at present. So
far, 317 teachers with intermediate training have graduated from this institute.
:.enkoran' has a 150-bed hospi+ai. There sr- three large parks; the Lenin,
the Ktrov, rind the Stalin. The important street:, of Lenkoran are the All Bayra-
mov Ku'cche, Kirov Kutche, Lenin Kutche, D:mitrov Kutche, Kizil Asker (Red Army)
Kutche, Chkalov Kut'-he, Fioletce Kutche, ;.rd Stalin Frospekt. A new hydroelec-
tr_c plant now being constructed on the Lenkoran' River will supply the city
with additional electric power.
195 ?. A sanatorium for boys and a children's institute are to open in September
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There are several ludustries in Kazakh, including an MTS combine, a milk t
plant, a brick factory, and a dress factory.
There are two secondary schools, the 2-year Kazakh Teachers Institute
imeni Bagirov, elementary and 7-year schools, and special schools for munici-
pal administration and medical assistants.
The Kazakh Teachers' Institute, imeni Bagirov, which was founded in 1944,
has so far supplied the Armenian SSR and the Georgian SSR with 950 teachers.
At present, there are 406 students. The state contributes 2 million rubles a
year toward the maintenance of the institute. Some 300 children of Kazakh
w,;,kers are following higher studies in Moscow, Leningrad, Baku, and Kirovabad.
In addition to a 75-bed hospital, Kazakh has several antiepidemic and anti-
malaria research stations.
The main streets of Kazakh are Ali Bayramov Kutche,Karl Marks Kutche,
Sabir Kutche, and "26 Kommissarov" Kutche. All are paved.
A second aqueduct is to be built in the near future.
Akstafa
A cotton cleaning plant, which serves the cotton growers of Akstafinskiy,
Tauzskly, and Kazakhskiy rayons, is located in Akstafa.
With the construction of a new electric plant the entire city is adequately
supplied now with electricity..
The incubator-chick farm of the city will supply the surrounding kolkhozes
during 1953 with more than 30,000 chicks.
The Sabir factory produces dresses and shoes. The brick factory of the
city produces hundreds of thousands of bricks and roof tiler every year,
There is a secondary school in Akstafa with approximately 1,000 students
and 40 teachers, moat. of whom are graduates of institutes of higher learning.
There are two polyclinics, antiepidemic and antimalaria research stations,
and an obstetrical hospital.
The main streets of Akstafa are Azizbekov Kutche and Zhdanov Kutche.
Both are paved. Plans for the construction of a central square are under way.
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