Ordubad

Ordubad is the second largest town and a municipality of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan and is one in every of its three areas. It is the capital of the rayon Ordubad District. Ordubad is a medieval city of the Caucasus and in its modern-day capacity of a metropolis turned into based inside the 18th century. The town is split into five districts: the Ambaras, the Kurdtatal, the Mingis, the Sar sheher, and the Uch. Ordubad is called the pear” of Nakhchevan province and is widely known for its exports of culmination and spices, and for its delicacies. The metropolis may had been installed through the 14th century, or earlier. The Ottoman Empire 1299–1923 had occupied the Ordubad territory within the past. Before this career, a local rebellion were organized in opposition to invasion of the Ottomans through Hadji, referred to as “Kasab” and Bayandar once they got here to know that Saffavids had been to launch an attack.

They had been sponsored by the local people. The rebels initially took manipulate of the city and also occupied a fortress close to the metropolis. However, the rebels had their very own internal dissensions, and as a end result a small battalion of the Ottoman army defeated the rebels and killed them. Following this victory and profession by means of the Ottomans, Khaten bey Ordubadi, the top vizier, appealed to the Shah to waive off all taxes levied on the area people, which was agreed.