▁territory ▁of ▁the ▁district ▁runs ▁the ▁A raz ▁River ▁that ▁flows ▁along ▁the ▁border ▁between ▁A zer ba ij an ▁and ▁Iran . ▁ ▁Mountain ous ▁landscape , ▁clim atic ▁conditions ▁and ▁lack ▁of ▁small ▁rivers ▁under lay ▁the ▁features ▁of ▁the ▁ind igen ous ▁fa una , ▁which ▁is ▁represented ▁largely ▁by ▁sem ides ert ▁and ▁mountain ous ▁species ▁( b ush es , ▁her bage ▁and ▁scar ce ▁trees ). ▁ ▁This ▁is ▁an ▁agricult ural ▁district ▁with ▁advanced ▁to b acco , ▁c ine , ▁gra in , ▁veget able ▁and ▁mel on ▁growing . ▁ ▁Historical ▁Mon uments ▁Like ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁N akh ch ivan ▁Aut onom ous ▁Republic , ▁there ▁are ▁many ▁ancient ▁monuments , ▁ev iden cing ▁that ▁the ▁land ▁was ▁inhab ited ▁in ▁earliest ▁times : ▁the ▁Ch il k hang ala ▁m ounds , ▁the ▁Gaz ma ▁C ave ▁and ▁the ▁ancient ▁settlement s ▁of ▁Gal ad zh ig , ▁G ov urg ala , ▁D aml ama , ▁Gul am te pe ▁and ▁Bal ate pe . ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁also ▁newer ▁monuments ▁- ▁the ▁J ami ▁Mos que ▁( 1 8 th ▁century ) ▁in ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁Kh ok , ▁a ▁mos que ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁century ▁and ▁a ▁bath ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁in ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁Sh ak ht ak ht y . ▁ ▁Population ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁State ▁Statistics ▁Committee , ▁as ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁the ▁population