President Ilham Aliyev has issued a decree on the new economic regions of Azerbaijan, Report informs.
The new economic regions are:
1.1. Baku economic region (Baku city);
1.2. Nakhchivan economic region (Nakhchivan city, Babek, Julfa, Kangarli, Ordubad, Sadarak, Shahbuz və Sharur districts);
1.3. Absheron – Khizi economic region (Sumgayit city, Absheron and Khizi districts);
1.4. Mountainous Shirvan economic region (Aghsu, Ismayilli, Gobustan, and Shamakhi districts);
1.5. Ganja – Dashkasan economic region (Ganja and Naftalan cities, Dashkasan, Goranboy, Goygol, and Samukh districts);
1.6. Karabakh economic region (Khankendi city, Aghjabadi, Aghdam, Barda, Fuzuli, Khojali, Khojavend, Shusha and Tartar districts);
1.7. Gazakh – Tovuz economic region (Aghstafa, Gadabay, Gazakh, Shamkir and Tovuz districts);
1.8. Guba – Khachmaz economic region (Khachmaz, Guba, Gusar, Siyazan, and Shabran districts);
1.9. Lankaran – Astara economic region (Astara, Jalilabad, Lerik, Lankaran, Masalli, and Yardimli districts);
1.10. Central Aran economic region (Mingechevir city, Aghdash, Goychay, Kurdemir, Ujar, Yevlakh and Zardab districts);
1.11. Mil – Mughan economic region (Beylagan, Imishli, Saatli, and Sabirabad districts);
1.12. Shaki – Zagatala economic region (Balaken, Gakh, Gabala, Oghuz, Shaki and Zagatala districts);
1.13. Eastern Zangazur economic region (Jabrayil, Kalbajar, Gubadli, Lachin and Zangilan districts);
1.14. Shirvan – Salyan economic region (Shirvan city, Bilesuvar, Hajigabul, Neftchala, and Salyan).