Şabran

Shabran (Şabran) is a city in and the capital of the Shabran District of Azerbaijan.

History
Known as Davachi (Dəvəçi) until 2010, Shabran received city status in 1961. The name of Shabran comes from an historic medieval town of the same name that was a port some 15km further north.

Demographics
The officially registered population of Shabran in 2010 was 23,248. Azerbaijanis and Tats are the largest ethnic groups.