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== History ==
Quba was mentioned in works of various European geographers, in ancient Arabic and [[Albania (Caucasus)|Albanian]] sources. The castle built by the ruler Anushiravan in the 11th century was called "Bade-Firuz Qubat", and in the [[Arabic]] sources of the 12th century Quba was mentioned as "Cuba". In the 13th century, in the Dictionary of Geographical names of [[Arabs|Arabian]] scientist Hamabi it was mentioned among the [[List of cities in Azerbaijan|Azerbaijani cities]] as Kubba, and in the sources of 16th century Quba was referred to as "Dome".{{
Guba (Quba) city originated from the riverside village of Gudial. In the mid-18th century, after moving his residence from [[Khudat]], Hussain Ali became Quba's [[Khan (title)|Khan]] (tribal Turkic Muslim ruler) and raised fortress walls around the city.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://mct.gov.az/az/404|title=Xəta 404 - Səhifə tapılmadı!|website=Azərbaycan Respublikası Mədəniyyət Nazirliyi}}</ref> He thereafter attempted to create a state separate from other Azerbaijani khanates. The position of the Quba khanate grew stronger during the reign of Fatali Khan (1758–1789), son of Hussain Ali Khan.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.quba-ih.gov.az/az/page/11.html|title=Tarixi | Azərbaycan Respublikası Quba Rayon İcra Hakimiyyəti|website=www.quba-ih.gov.az}}</ref>
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Nevertheless, [[Quba Khanate]], like other [[Transcaucasia]]n khanates, was occupied by [[Tsardom of Russia|Czarist Russia]] in the early 19th century and formally annexed to the [[Russian Empire]] under the agreement of 1813. After the rehabilitation Quba was included in the [[Derbent]] province in 1840 and then in the [[Kuba Uyezd]] of the [[Baku Governorate]] in 1860.<ref name=":0" />
[[Alexandre Dumas]], Russian orientalist Berezin, the writer [[Alexander Bestuzhev|Bestuzhev-Marlinsky]], the Norwegian scholar and adventurer [[Thor Heyerdahl]] visited Quba at the time.{{
Quba is also a center of [[Azerbaijani carpet weaving|carpet weaving]] industry. There is located a carpet making company called "Qadim Quba". The carpet "Golu Chichi" woven here in 1712 is now exhibited in the [[Metropolitan Museum of Art|Metropolitan Museum]] in New York.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.day.az/society/513630.html|title=Неизвестный Азербайджан: Губа|date=18 August 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.centralasia-travel.com/ru/countries/azerbaijan/sights/kuba|title=Куба, город в Азербайджане. Достопримечательности Кубы|website=www.centralasia-travel.com}}</ref>
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=== Guba Genocide Memorial ===
{{See also|March Days}}
The [[Quba mass grave|Guba Genocide Memorial]] was opened in 2013 on the site of a mass grave discovered in April 2007. the memorial was created by the Heydar Aliyev Foundation in remembrance of the victims killed in 1918.<ref>{{Citation | title=Genocide Memorial Complex in Guba city | url=http://museu.ms/museum/details/18053 | access-date=1 January 2023}}</ref><ref>{{
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