Tartar (city)

Tartar (Azerbaijani: Tǝrtǝr (listen)) is a city in and the capital of the Tartar District of Azerbaijan.[1]

Tərtər
Tərtər
Coordinates: 40°20′42″N 46°55′44″E
Country Azerbaijan
DistrictTartar
Established1940
Area
  Total1,301.4 km2 (502.5 sq mi)
Elevation
255 m (837 ft)
Population
 (2010)
  Total19,419
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)
  Summer (DST)UTC+5 (AZT)
Area code(s)+994 246

Its population is approximately 18,200, as of 2008.[2] The town was subjected to bombardment by the Armenian forces in 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war.[3]

References

  1. "Terter". city-facts.com. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
  2. "The State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan". 2011-01-28. Archived from the original on 2011-01-28. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
  3. "Nagorno-Karabakh: Iran warns of 'regional war' as fighting rages". BBC. 7 October 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2020.


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