Samukh | |
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![]() Map of Azerbaijan showing Samukh raion | |
Coordinates: 40°50′N 46°30′E / 40.833°N 46.500°E | |
Country | Azerbaijan |
Capital | Nəbiağalı |
Area | |
• Total | 1,210 km2 (470 sq mi) |
Population (2010 est.) | |
• Total | 53,900 |
Postal code | AZ5100 |
Telephone code | 0265 |
Samukh (Azerbaijani: Samux) is a raion of Azerbaijan. The term Samukh is from a Caucasian Albanian word for 'Forest Hunting Place'.[1] There are Bronze Age burial mounds around Nəbiağalı, the raion's administrative center.