Qala, Azerbaijan
Qala | |
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Municipality | |
A street in Qala | |
| Coordinates: 40°26′25″N 50°10′34″E / 40.44028°N 50.17611°E | |
| Country | Azerbaijan |
| City | Baku |
| Raion | Azizbeyov |
| Population (2008) | |
• Total | 2,857 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+5 (AZT) |
Qala (also, Gala and Kala-Machtagi) is a settlement and municipality in Khazar raion, Baku, Azerbaijan. It has a population of 2,857.
Gala State Historical Ethnographic Reserve is located in Qala.
The name of the village of Qala is directly related to the "fortress". At first glance, such a simple explanation of the toponym is based on historical and archaeological facts on the one hand, and folk etymology on the other. Some locals interpret the name of the village as "protected place", in other words, an invincible place, a village. The other part is connected with the literal meaning of the word, ie "fortress".