Jalilabad District () is one of the 66 districts of Azerbaijan. It is located in the south-east of the country and belongs to the Lankaran-Astara Economic Region. The district borders the districts of Masally, Yardimli, Bilasuvar, and Neftchala. Its capital and largest city is Jalilabad. As of 2020, the district had a population of 225,300. Geography Territory The territory of the district primarily consists of plains and low mountains. The altitude of some mountains in the east is below sea level. The climate is mild with dry summers. The average temperature is in winter and in summer. The average amount of annual precipitation is 400–600mm. The Bolgarchay, Misharchay, Injachay, Goytapachay, and other rivers flow through the region. Soils here are alluvial-meadow, chestnut, mountainous brown, forest soils and others. Forests occupy . Mammals such as rabbit, wild boar, badger, wolf, fox, jackal, beaver, inhabit the region along with birds such as eagle, crow, lark, duck, coot, pheasant, stork, bustard. Natural resources include oil-and-gas fields, lime, clay, sand and stone deposits. Total area of productive lands is 661,2 km2, area of useless agricultural lands is 8,16 km2. There are 2 cities in the district, Jalilabad and Göytəpə. History The town of Hamashara, which was located in the Jalilabad region, belongs to the 2nd millennium BC. The city was surrounded by a fort. After the Arabs invaded the territory, the city of Hamashara was collapsed and in subsequent periods the city of Hasilly was established. As a result of the relocation of Russians to Azerbaijan in the 1930s, the city of Astarkhanbazar, where Azerbaijanis and Russians lived together, became the center of the region. The district was established on August 8, 1930. Until July 2, 1967, . it was called Astarkhanbazar. Its name changed on June 2, 1967, to Jalilabad in honor of Azerbaijani writer-playwright Jalil Mammadguluzadeh. On May 26, 1964, Jalilabad joined Bilasuvar administrative-territorial unit. On January 6, 1965, it again became an independent region. In 1999 more than 190 municipalities were established in the district. 841 people took part in the election of the municipalities. There are 50 historical and archaeological monuments such as the remains of the ancient cities Bajirevan and Mughan, Alikomektepe and Misharchay residential areas, the Kazan lodge, the Bajiravan mounds, Gurudere residential area from the 4th millennium B.C., Jinlitepe which is from the Bronze Age, and Pirakhanjar, Zoroastrian cabins in the district. Economy The main spheres of