six thousand years ago. There are several monuments registered by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Azerbaijan. They are Orangala (relicts of the ancient Beylagan city), Chardakli, Kultapa, Qaratapa, Saritapa, Chataltapa, Garaytapa, Tazakand, the first and second Sultanbud settlements, Saritapa, Sultanbud cemeteries and Beylagan tower. Religious architecture Beylagan is the only district in Azerbaijan where the tomb of Prophet Charchis is situated. The tomb was built in the 17th – 18th centuries. Nowadays the tomb of Prophet Charchis is used as a religious sanctuary and people come there from various countries especially, Iran, Georgia and Middle East countries. There is also a mosque named after Prophet Charchis. Other mosques are Dunyamallar, Amina Khatun and Turkish mosques in the district. Furthermore, there are some sanctuaries of sayyids such as Sayyid Aga, Sayyid Khirda, Sayyid Miryusif and Sayyid Ali Aga in Beylagan. Statues There are a lot of statues in the district. Most of these statues are historical and notable people; Akif Akberov (National Hero of Azerbaijan), Garay Asedov (Hero of the Soviet Union), Hazi Aslanov (Hero of the Soviet Union), Nariman Narimanov (politician), Ilham Guliyev, Ilqar Gurbanov, Gadim Aliyev, Mehdi Mehdizadeh, Namig Allahverdiyev, Nazim Guliyev and Sevil Gaziyeva. Monuments A list of important monuments of Beylagan includes the Labor Union monument, the March 31, Genocide monument complex of Azerbaijanis, the monument complex in memory of Karabakh war, the monument in memory of the Hero of Soviet Union Garay Asadov and the monument of Heydar Aliyev. Economy Economy of Beylagan is characterized by agricultural activities especially cotton, vine, grain growing fields. Demography According to the statistics in 2017, the population is 96,4 thousand people. The population of the district includes various nationalities. People's settlement in urban areas is less than villages, respectively 42,16% and 57,84%. According to the State Statistics Committee, as of 2018, the population of city recorded 97,500 persons, which increased by 18,700 persons (about 18.9 percent) from 79,000 persons in 2000. 49,400 of total population are men, 48,100 are women. Notable natives Some of the district's notable residents include scientists, writers, sportsmen, heroes and musicians. Scientists Asgar Abdullayev Suleyman Aliyarli Maharram Aliyev Kamil Mammədov Elmira Zeynalova. Hero of the Soviet Union Garay Asadov Heroes of Socialist Labour Gulzar Abdullayeva Gulustan Agayeva Gullu Jabbarova Bahadur Huseynov Rashid Imanov Sardar Imraliyev Askinaz Usubova. National Heroes of Azerbaijan Namiq Allahverdiyev Akif Akbarov Matlab Guliyev Nazim Guliyev Writers Aga Savalanli Zakir Aliyev