thumb|Zeikhur Caucasian rug from Quba District, made circa 1870|upright=0.8
Quba District (; ) is one of the 66 districts of Azerbaijan. Its position in the northeastern part of the country puts it within the borders of Europe. It shares borders with the districts of Qusar, Qabala, Ismayilli, Shamakhi, Shabran, and Khachmaz. Quba belongs to the Guba-Khachmaz Economic Region. Its capital and largest city is Quba. As of 2020, the district had a population of 173,400.
Apple festival
Since 2012, every year an apple festival is held in Guba. Compositions, national dances reflecting Azerbaijani customs and traditions, different types of apples, sweets and drinks prepared from apple are demonstrated at the ceremony. Various competitions are held among the gardeners at the "Apple Festival". the Mausoleums of Aghbil dating back to the 16th century, the Sakina Khanum mosque, the Juma mosque, Ardabil mosque, which dates back to the 19th century.
Demographics
Azerbaijanis (All parts of district) - 79.22%, Tats (Southern parts) - 9.10% and Lezgians (Northwestern parts) - 5.87
% are the largest ethnic groups of Quba District. Khinalugs (1.43%) are living in the village of Khinalug.
Buduq (Budukh).
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: right;"
! rowspan="2" |Ethnic
group
! colspan="2" |27 January-3 February 1999 Census
! colspan="2" |13-22 April 2009 Census
{| class="wikitable"
|+Population of region (at the beginning of the year, thsd. persons)
Names of large settlements
{| class="wikitable"
!Cities and big settlements
!Typies
!Population (2009 Census)
|-
|Quba
|city
|23652
|-
|Zərdabi
|municipality and village
|4002
|-
|Qırmızı Qəsəbə
|settlement
|3252
|-
|Barlı
|municipality and village
|1715
|-
|Bağbanlı
|municipality and village
|1648
|-
|Qaraçay
|municipality and village
|1642
|-
|Qonaqkənd
|municipality and village
|1615
|}
Education
There are 155 educational institutions, 135 secondary schools, 15 preschools, and 5 kindergartens in the district. There is also a branch of the Azerbaijan State Pedagogical University, Guba Social-Economic College, Medical College, Vocational High School, Private Vocational School.