Khanlar City

Khanlar City is a small city in Khanlar Rayon (district) in northwestern Azerbaijan. It is about 10 km south of Ganja, Azerbaijan's second largest city. Khanlar City has a population of 17,000 (est, 2006). Latitude 40ￂﾰ 35' 13" N,\tLongitude 46ￂﾰ 18' 57" E. Other names include: Helenendorf, Elenendorf, Kol-Yelendorf, Yelenendorf, Chanlar and Xanlar. There was a settlement here as early as the Bronze Age. An extensive cemetery was excavated in the 1990s, with many bronze weapons (swords, daggers, axes), some jewelry (rings, bracelets, necklaces), and clay black dishes with the geometric designs, some of which are on display at the local museum. Khanlar City was founded as Helenendorf in 1819 by Germans from Wￃﾼrttemberg, brought as a...