Goygol
Göygöl, also spelled Goygol, is a city and the administrative center of Göygöl District in western Azerbaijan. The name means Blue Lake in Azerbaijani, a reference to nearby Lake Göygöl. The settlement was renamed from Khanlar in 1992.
The city lies in the Lesser Caucasus foothills near Lake Göygöl, a glacial-tectonic lake that serves as
Historically, the area has been inhabited for centuries and developed significantly during the Soviet era as
Administration and outlook: Göygöl operates under Azerbaijan’s municipal framework as the seat of the district government.