Qusar District
district of Azerbaijan
Qusar District (Gusar District; Azerbaijani: Qusar rayonu) is one of the 66 districts of Azerbaijan. It is located in the northeast of the country, in the Guba-Khachmaz Economic Region. The district borders the districts of Quba, Qabala, Khachmaz, and the Russian Republic of Dagestan. Its capital and largest city is Qusar. As of 2020, the district had a population of 99,000.
Toponymy
According to the Oxford Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names, the word literally means "man" and derives from Lezgin kus.
There are several theories about the origin of the word "Qusar". One of them is that the word "qusar" comes from the Russian language, meaning "cavalry warrior". "Qusar" regiment was organized in this territory in 1783–1784. The district was probably named "Qusar" after the name of the regiment.
“Qusar District” enters the record as district of Azerbaijan. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Qusar, District and district can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Apr 27, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q386506. VIAF identifies the subject as 124536533. The Library of Congress control number is n2003106988. Authority coordinates are 41.417, 48.433. 5 of 5 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2020, 1783 and 1784.
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