Geography
Total area of the rayon is 1631,50 km2. It borders upon Agsu Rayon, Goychay Rayon, Ujar Rayon, Imishli Rayon, Sabirabad Rayon, Hajigabul Rayon and Zardab Rayon.
Kurdamir Rayon is located in the north-west from Baku, in Shirvan – historical oblast of Azerbaijan. It has a steppe climate. Its fauna is diverse – wild boars, wolves, foxes, jackals, pheasants, francolins, wild ducks and geese can be found here. The rayon is famed for its vineyards and “Shirvashahli” is its most popular sort of vine. Kurdamir Rayon also fames for its carpet weaving traditions. “Shilyan” is the most popular type of local carpets in the world market. These carpets are woven in a village of the same name, which is not far from Kurdamir.
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