Kirovabad

/ kirəvaˈbat /

noun

1. the former name (1936–91) of Gandzha

Example Sentences

In the Azerbaijani city of Kirovabad, extremists stormed the local agricultural institute, capturing 80 automatic guns, two machine guns and 27 rifles with bayonets.

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Simultaneously, in the industrial city of Kirovabad and in the Nakhichevan region, Azerbaijani toughs went on anti-Armenian rampages.

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As news of trouble spread, hundreds of Armenians living in Azerbaijan fled Kirovabad, Baku and other areas.

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In several Soviet towns, including the Transcaucasian city of Kirovabad, local traffic authorities have set up kiddie-town driving schools, where five-and six-year-olds drive miniature cars along scaled-down streets and intersections to learn the rules of the road.

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