Zaqatala (city)

Zaqatala
Закатала / Чlaр
Гал
City & Municipality
Nature of Zaqatala
Zaqatala
Location of Zagatala
Zaqatala
Zaqatala (Shaki-Zagatala Economic Region)
Coordinates: 41°38′1″N 46°38′36″E / 41.63361°N 46.64333°E / 41.63361; 46.64333
Country Azerbaijan
DistrictZagatala
Elevation
518 m (1,702 ft)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
32,171
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)
Websitezaqatala-ih.gov.az

Zaqatala (Azerbaijani: Zaqatala, Avar: Закатала / Чӏар, Tsakhur: Гал) is a city in northwestern Azerbaijan and the administrative center of the Zagatala District. It has a municipal population of 31,300 inhabitants and is located on the Tala River. The municipality consists of the city of Zaqatala and the nearby village of Qazangül.

The city is populated mostly by Azerbaijanis, but with significant minorities of the indigenous Avar, Lezgin, Tsakhur and Ingiloy peoples.