According to the Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev dated July 7, 2021 "On the new division of economic regions in the Republic of Azerbaijan", a new division of economic regions in the Republic of Azerbaijan was approved.

This was reported to Tehsil.biz by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

It was noted that the new division of economic regions will not be used in the entrance exams to higher education institutions this year, as it does not correspond to the information in the geography textbooks in force in secondary schools of the country.

After the new division of the economic regions of the Republic of Azerbaijan is included in the textbooks in the coming years, related tasks will be used in the entrance exam.

According to the decree, the new division of economic regions of the Republic of Azerbaijan is as follows:

1.1. Baku economic region (Baku city);

1.2. Nakhchivan economic region (Nakhchivan city, Babek, Julfa, Kangarli, Ordubad, Sadarak, Shahbuz and Sharur districts);

1.3. Absheron-Khizi economic region (Sumgayit city, Absheron and Khizi regions);

1.4. Mountainous Shirvan economic region (Agsu, Ismayilli, Gobustan and Shamakhi regions);

1.5. Ganja-Dashkesan economic region (Ganja and Naftalan cities, Dashkasan, Goranboy, Goygol and Samukh regions);

1.6. Karabakh economic region (Khankendi city, Agjabedi, Aghdam, Barda, Fuzuli, Khojaly, Khojavend, Shusha and Tartar regions);

1.7. Gazakh-Tovuz economic region (Agstafa, Gadabay, Gazakh, Shamkir and Tovuz regions);

1.8. Guba-Khachmaz economic region (Khachmaz, Guba, Gusar, Siyazan and Shabran regions);

1.9. Lankaran-Astara economic region (Astara, Jalilabad, Lerik, Lankaran, Masalli and Yardimli regions);

1.10. Central Aran economic region (Mingachevir city, Agdash, Goychay, Kurdamir, Ujar, Yevlakh and Zardab regions);

1.11. Mil-Mugan economic region (Beylagan, Imishli, Saatli and Sabirabad regions);

1.12. Sheki-Zagatala economic region (Balakan, Gakh, Gabala, Oguz, Sheki and Zagatala regions);

1.13. East Zangazur economic region (Jabrayil, Kalbajar, Gubadli, Lachin and Zangilan regions);

1.14. Shirvan-Salyan economic region (Shirvan city, Bilasuvar, Hajigabul, Neftchala and Salyan regions).