Sabirabad (city)

Sabirabad (also, Galagayin, Petropavlovka, Petropavlovskoye, and Sabirabad) is a city in and the capital of the Sabirabad Rayon of Azerbaijan. The city was renamed in honor of the poet Mirza Alekper Sabir.
Sabirabad - administrative center of Sabirabad District of the Republic of Azerbaijan. In 1935, the district received the status of subordinate city.
Sabirabad is located on the right bank of the Kura River. In the vicinity of the city called Sugovushan, the Araz River is merged with the Kur River.