evidence: Historically Gazakh covered a vast territory that comprised current Gazakh, Agstafa, Tovuz and part of Gedabey districts of Azerbaijan, part of current Armenia - Karavansaray (present Ijevan), Barana (Noembriyan), Shemsaddin (Berd), Qaraqoyunlu (Krasnoselsk), Dilijan regions and Borchali region of Georgia. The north-west of Azerbaijan has been populated since the ancient times. The fertile nature of the area, abundance of animals, warm climate of the Ganja-Gazakh plains and plateaus Cheyranchol created favourable conditions for the early settlement of these places. Here archaeologists have found the traces of ancient camps, settlements, burial mounds, relating to the Stone, Bronze and Iron Ages. The findings show that the ancient masters were preparing the stone and flint tools, ceramic and bronze utensils. People were growing wheat and barley, breeding cows, sheep and horses. Bronze swords, axes, daggers, knives, clubs, arrows and spears found here indicate the past military power of the region. [...] Due to new administrative divisions in 1930 uyezds were abolished and the whole territory of Azerbaijan was divided into 63 districts. The Gazakh uyezd was transformed into the Gazakh district (rayon). In 1939 the Agstafa district was formed from the part of the Gazakh district. In 1959 Gazakh and Agstafa districts were combined and since 1990 the Agstafa district has been separated again. In 1964-1965 the Tovuz district also was a part of the Gazakh region. Thus, the Gazakh district has been in the current administrative boundaries since 1990.