History

The history of Guba dating back to the Middle Ages is reflected in the ancient Albanian and Arabian sources, the creations of different geographers of Europe. Thus, the first Mosque built by the Prophet Mohamed around Mecca was named Guba.

The tower built by the ruler of Azerbaijan Anushirevan in the 11th century was called Bade-Firuzgat, while in the Arabian sources dating back to the 12th century Guba was fixed as Kuba. The geographical dictionary of Arabian scientist Hemevi included the Kubba city among the other cities of Azerbaijan in the 13th century, while in the sources of the 16th century it was named Gubba.

Guba city was established in the 14th century.

The Guba khanate was created in the mid 18th century with the center locating first in Khudat and later in Guba. The position of Guba khanate strengthened in times of the ruling of the son of Guseynali khan Fatali khan. The Guba khanate was annexed to Russia and turned into a province in 1806. The newly established Guba province was included into the Derbent governor in 1840 and Baku governor later in 1860.

Guba was transformed into one of the administrative regions of Azerbaijan in 1930