[2] The name is believed to be derived from Persian, meaning "White Women", a reference to the original inhabitants, Tats.

When the Baku-Shollar Pipeline was being constructed between 1911 and 1916, people started moving in from the surrounding villages as a labour force.

The "Gizilburun" railway station also played a role in the transformation of these places into residential area.

Subsequently, the first oil wells were drilled in the area, which attracted more people to move into the district.

[4] The district is located in the north-eastern part of Azerbaijan, in Samur-Davachi lowland, on the shore of the Caspian Sea near the Greater Caucasus.

The mountain ridge crosses the western part of the lowland extending along the Caspian Sea.

The well-known mountain of Besh Barmag is located in the district with an altitude of 500 metres (1,600 ft).

Geological structure and sedimentation detected in the territory of the district is dated to Paleogene and Neogene periods.

The Atachay and Gilgilchay Rivers flowing through the territory of the district spring from mountainous parts.

However, minorities such as Lezgins, Russians, Turks, Tatars, Ukrainians also live in the region.

There are 6 agricultural enterprises, including Siyazan-Broiler, a large poultry farm, and 56 individual entrepreneurships.