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Baku - A provincial city in Transcaucasia, and the cen-
ter of eponymous Uyezd and Province. In 1723,
after a lengthy siege Baku was overtaken by the
naval forces under General Matyushkin’s com-
mand and thus annexed to Russia. The town
was returned to Persia in 1735 to be run by local
Khans (Dukes). On October 3, 1806, Baku was
repeatedly conquered by the Russian troops to
become first an Uyezd center and the center of
the same name Province as of 1859. In March
1918, the city became subject to pogroms. The
capital city of the Democratic Republic of Azer-
baijan in 1918-1920, Baku retained the status of
a capital during the period of the Soviet Socia-
list Republic of Azerbaijan (1920-1991). Nowa-
days it is the capital city of the Republic of Azer-
baijan.
Balajary - a village in Baku Uyezd, incorporated into the
same name rural community, the 6th Police Pre-
cinct of Baku Municipality; nowadays a part of
eponymous administrative unit of Baku city.
Bey Oba - a village in Guba Uyezd, incorporated into
Hajji Gayyib Qyshlaq Community, the 5th Police
Precinct of Fethibey, subject to pogrom; nowa-
days a part of Hajji-Alibey rural administrative
unit, Khachmaz District.
Bey Qyshlaq - a village in Guba Uyezd, incorporated into
Alik Community, the Police Precinct of Nizhny
Mushkur, subject to pogrom; nowadays a part
of Gulevli rural administrative unit, Khachmaz
District.
Boyat - a village in Guba Uyezd, incorporated into the
same name Community, the Police Precinct of
Davachi, subject to pogrom. No village under
this name exists at the moment.