Agsu is a city in and capital of the Agsu District of Azerbaijan. Abbasgulu Bakikhanov noted that Nadir Shah issued an order for resettlement o…Agsu is a city in and capital of the Agsu District of Azerbaijan. Abbasgulu Bakikhanov noted that Nadir Shah issued an order for resettlement of the inhabitants of Shamakhi to the newly laid down city on the bank of Agsu river, in 1735. At present, the name of Agsu city is shown as New Shamakhi in some sources. It is related with resettlement of the inhabitants of Shamakhi to Agsu city. Since that time, historic Shamakhi has been called Old Shamakhi, Agsu – New Shamakhi.
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