Executive power of Gabala region on map

Executive power of Gabala region

Qabala, Ismayil bey Gutgashinli street, 56 AZ3600 *** 1 voted

About Executive power of Gabala region

Gabala is a rayon of Azerbaijan. Its administrative center is the historic town of Qəbələ, which in ancient times was known as the capital of Caucasian Albania.Gabala is one of the most beautiful parts of Azerbaijan with a rich and ancient history. Some time in the past (for 600 years) this city (Kabala) was the capital of Caucasian Albania. Up to the present time there are the ruins of the ancient city and the main gate of Caucasian Albania. Ongoing excavations near the village Chukhur confirm that Gabala from IV – III centuries BC and up to the XVIII century was one of the major cities with developed trade and crafts.

History of Gabala

Gabala bears the name of the ancient Gabala , a city which was the capital of the ancient state of Caucasian Albania. The ruins of the old city are located 20 kilometers to southwest of the present center of the district. The remnants of the large buildings, city gates, tower walls and patters of material culture prove that Gabala was one of the most prominent cities at that time.Ancient Gabala was created as a city in the late 4th-early 3rd century B.C. and survived up to the mid 18th century A.C. A great many of changes occurred in the life of the city through the period of existence. Due to different historical events the city was damaged more than once.

Though the Roman troops attacked Albania in the 60s B.C they were not able to occupy Gabala. Quring the Sassani period, Gabala was a large trade and handicraft center. The situation remained the same in the times of the Arabian caliphate. Though Gabala experienced decline during the Mongolian invasion in the 13th century, it was restored later. Gabala lost its positions in the mid 18th century and the population gradually left the place.The small feudal state Qutqashen Sultanate was established on the territory of Gabala in the mid 18th century. It was later included into the Shaki Khanate and was ruled by the Shaki naibs appointed by the khans of Shaki.Following the downfall of the Shaki Khanate, Qutqashen sultanate was included into the Shaki province. The Qutqashen district was created in 1930. The district was renamed back to Gabala in March 1991, after fall of Soviet Union.