Abstract:

In the 40s of the 20th century, new industrial centers were established in Azerbaijan. Dashkasan is one of such industrial centers. Thanks to the industrial use of valuable underground resources, the operation of an ore-mining combine, a mineralization factory, and the Zaylik alunite mine; Dashkasan is very famous even outside the borders of our country. History of the city and its development are inextricably linked with the history of those industrial enterprises and mines. Dashkasan has played a major role in the creation and development of many industrial centers. Dashkasan ore region is called "the Urals of Azerbaijan". Dashkasan is reminiscent of the Urals, as it is the main source of raw materials for buying aluminum, iron and other metals in Transcaucasia. The famous Russian scientist D. I. Mendeleev, I. M. Gurkin and others once said that the iron ore deposits here would have a great future. In 1893, D. I. Mendeleev wrote that the rich ore (zəy/alum) stone in Dashkasan was not found neither in Italy nor in Hungary. The article examines the economic-historical factors that justify formation of the city of Dashkasan. Economic elements that are the basis for creation of the city are explained. The economic basis of Dashkesan's transformation into a city is mentioned. The processes that accelerated the formation of Dashkasa as a city were summarized. The article used archival documents and various literatures about Dashkasan.