is the hallmark of those times. There are 11 cultural centers, 64 libraries (one central library in the city, one children's library), 55 clubs, 1 painting gallery, 2 primary music schools in the district. 303700 copies of the political, artistic and scientific literature have been collected in the branches of the centralized library system of the district. 24 thousand people benefit from this fund. Notable persons • Boyukagha Mirsalayev - Second Secretary of the Central Committee of Transcaucasia KP (b). • Iqbal Mammadov - Doctor of Philosophy in Economics, Member of the Milli Mejlis of the Republic of Azerbaijan. • Huseynbala Miralamov - doctor of technical sciences, professor, well-known writer, deputy of Milli Majlis • Novruz Novruzov - a writer-publicist, head of executive power • Mammadhuseyn Aliyev - writer and playwright. • Eldar Isgandarzadeh - poet-dramatist, screenwriter. Gallery See also Caspian Hyrcanian mixed forests - ecoregion that covers the Lerik District. References External links www.Azerb.Com Living Past 100 - "No Big Deal" in this Village : Report on the centenarians of Lerik. Districts of Azerbaijan Baku Governorate