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Jalilabad DESTINATION
Jalilabad region is one of the ancient settlements of Azerbaijan. The city of Hamashara, which existed in the district, B.C. It belongs to the II millennia.
Historical sources indicate that the city was surrounded by a magnificent 3-meter-high fortress. After the attack of the Arabs, the city of Hamashara was destroyed.
It is one of the largest regions of the Republic of Azerbaijan in terms of territory and economy. There are 50 historical-archaeological monuments in the region.
The territory of Jalilabad District is plain and low-mountainous, some places in the eastern part are below sea level. It has a temperate-hot semi-desert-dry steppe climate with summer drought. According to the terrain, it is lowland and low-mountainous. In the western part of the district, there is a part of the Burovar range belonging to the Talysh mountains. The maximum height above sea level is up to 1000 meters. Some places in the eastern part of the district are below sea level
Jalilabad has 14.7 thousand hectares of forest, as well as bird wintering grounds.
The region is a very strong region from the economic point of view country. In the economy of the region, grain growing, potato growing and grape growing, strawberries and garlic occupy the main place. In addition, vegetables, melons, and fruits are also grown on farms. In recent years, the field of viticulture has been further developed. It is the strongest grain-growing, grape-growing, potato-growing, and strawberry-growing region of the country. The Guneshli agro park operates in the region.