History
The name Ucar derives from the Turkic word "Ucqar" meaning "remote", as Ucar was remote from the Shirvanshah capital at Baku, and on the frontier of the Shirvan state.
The Ujar Rayon was created on 24 January 1939 as an independent administrative unit from part of Goychay region.
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