▁Sh ar ur . ▁The ▁southern ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁district ▁is ▁border ed ▁by ▁Iran , ▁the ▁northern ▁- ▁by ▁Armen ia . ▁The ▁landscape ▁of ▁the ▁district ▁is ▁pre domin antly ▁mountain ous ; ▁it ▁is ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁Dar al ay az ▁Pl ate au . ▁The ▁area ▁is ▁ 7 0 4 ▁square ▁km . ▁It ▁was ▁split ▁off ▁from ▁Sh ar ur ▁ra ion ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁The ▁administrative ▁center ▁of ▁the ▁ra ion ▁is ▁G iv rak h . ▁The ▁name ▁K ang ar li ▁was ▁originally ▁applied ▁to ▁a ▁Turk ic ▁tribe ▁who ▁founded ▁a ▁regional ▁M aku ▁Khan ate ▁that ▁ruled ▁the ▁area . ▁On ▁ 2 5 ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁President ▁Il ham ▁Ali ye v ▁appointed ▁Naz im ▁C af ar ov ▁as ▁the ▁executive ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁ra ion . ▁ ▁General ▁Information ▁The ▁village ▁of ▁G iv rak h ▁is ▁the ▁administrative ▁center ▁of ▁the ▁district . ▁It ▁was ▁founded ▁only ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁G iv rak h ▁is ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁N akh ch ivan - Sh ar ur ▁highway , ▁ 3 0   km ▁from ▁the ▁capital ▁( N akh ch ivan ) ▁and ▁ 6   km ▁from ▁the ▁A raz ▁River . ▁The ▁climate , ▁like ▁in ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁autonom ous ▁republic , ▁is ▁strongly ▁contin ental ; ▁it ▁is ▁very ▁hot ▁in ▁summer ▁and ▁ch illing ▁in ▁winter . ▁On ▁the