Aydin Mirzezade was born on July 2, 1957 in the city of Mingachevir.
Elnar Karimov (born 5 April 1985 in Mingachevir, Azerbaijan SSR) is an Azerbaijani football goalkeeper who last played for Gabala in the Azerbaijan Premier League.
Renowned Turkish traveler Evliya Çelebi, who lived in the AD 17th century, wrote about Mingecevir and described it as a large settlement on the right bank of the River Kur near the Bozdag Mountain.
Trading centers were established in time, including one at Mingachevir in Azerbaijan and another at Mtskheta in Georgia.