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Bulbula (lake)
Bulbula () is a lake in Azerbaijan, located on the Absheron Peninsula The Absheron Peninsula () is a peninsula in Azerbaijan. It is the location of Baku, the most populous city of the country, and the Baku Metropolitan Area, with its satellite cities Sumqayit and Khyrdalan. It extends eastward into the Caspian S ..., between the villages of Bakikhanov and Amirjan at an altitude of 8 m above sea level. According to its genesis, the lake Bulbula belongs to a tectonic group. The concentration of total nitrogen in the bottom sediments of the lake averages 0.18 mg/100 g. The lake mirror area is 0.7 km2, the maximum width is 360 m, the maximum depth is 1.5 m, the average depth is 1.1 m, and the length of the coastline is 6 km. See also * Lake Mehman References {{Rivers and lakes in Azerbaijan Lakes of Azerbaijan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suraxanı Raion
Suraxanı () is a settlement and raion of Baku, Azerbaijan. It has a population of 210,500. The region is best known for the Fire Temple of Baku on the northern edge of town, a castle-like temple and monastery complex known locally as the ''Ateşgah'' or ''Ateshgyakh''. It was a Zoroastrian temple. The complex was built on a pocket of natural gas that once produced a flame from natural gas seepage. The local Tat name of the raion is said to related to "the Persian words 'Surakh' (hole) or Surkh/ Sorkh (red) and 'khani' (source or fountain). According to historical sources, before the construction of the Parsi Temple Of Fire (Atashgah) in Surakhany at the end of the 18th century, the local people also worshipped at this site because of the 'seven holes with burning flame'. And thus the name 'Surakhany' – holes with burning fountains." The township itself is poor and surrounded by the petrochemical industry file:Jampilen Petrochemical Co. 02.jpg, 300px, Jampilen Petrochemical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baku
Baku (, ; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Azerbaijan, largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and in the Caucasus region. Baku is below sea level, which makes it the List of capital cities by elevation, lowest lying national capital in the world and also the largest city in the world below sea level. Baku lies on the southern shore of the Absheron Peninsula, on the Bay of Baku. Baku's urban population was estimated at two million people as of 2009. Baku is the primate city of Azerbaijan—it is the sole metropolis in the country, and about 25% of all inhabitants of the country live in Baku's metropolitan area. Baku is divided into #Administrative divisions, twelve administrative raions and 48 townships. Among these are the townships on the islands of the Baku Archipelago, as well as the industrial settlement of Neft Daşları built on oil rigs away from Baku city in the Caspian Sea. The Old City (Baku), Old City, conta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan, officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, is a Boundaries between the continents, transcontinental and landlocked country at the boundary of West Asia and Eastern Europe. It is a part of the South Caucasus region and is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia's republic of Dagestan to the north, Georgia (country), Georgia to the northwest, Armenia and Turkey to the west, and Iran to the south. Baku is the capital and largest city. The territory of what is now Azerbaijan was ruled first by Caucasian Albania and later by various Persian empires. Until the 19th century, it remained part of Qajar Iran, but the Russo-Persian wars of Russo-Persian War (1804–1813), 1804–1813 and Russo-Persian War (1826–1828), 1826–1828 forced the Qajar Empire to cede its Caucasian territories to the Russian Empire; the treaties of Treaty of Gulistan, Gulistan in 1813 and Treaty of Turkmenchay, Turkmenchay in 1828 defined the border between Russia and Iran. The region north o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Absheron Peninsula
The Absheron Peninsula () is a peninsula in Azerbaijan. It is the location of Baku, the most populous city of the country, and the Baku Metropolitan Area, with its satellite cities Sumqayit and Khyrdalan. It extends eastward into the Caspian Sea, and reaches a maximum width of . Azerbaijan's shape is often compared to an eagle, with the Absheron Peninsula forming its beak as it extends into the Caspian Sea. Though technically the easternmost extension of the Caucasus Mountains, the landscape is only mildly hilly, a gently undulating plain that ends in a long spit of sand dunes known as Shah Dili, also known as the Shah Spit which is the easternmost point of mainland Azerbaijan, now declared the Absheron National Park. In this part, the peninsula is dissected by ravines and characterized by frequent salt lakes. The peninsula also features four districts, of which two are urban (Baku and Sumqayit) while three are considered suburban ( Absheron Rayon, Pirallahi Rayon, and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bakıxanov
Bakıxanov () is a settlement and municipality in Baku, Azerbaijan. It was named after Abbasgulu Bakikhanov and has a population of 71,600. It contains a mosque and a public park. On the eastern side of the town is Bulbula (lake), Bulbula Lake. Sabunçu, Baku, Sabunchu lies near northwestern Bakıxanov. Prior to 1992, it was known as Stepan Razin, named for the Cossack uprising leader Stepan Razin. Transportation Road Boyuk Shor Highway, Baku Airport Highway by pass Bakikhanov. Railroad The Bakixanov station of Baku suburban railway. Metro The List of Baku Metro stations, Bakixanov Metro Station is planned in this area by Baku Metro in the future. Notable natives Huseyn Derya - was an award-winning Azerbaijani rapper and actor. References * Populated places in Baku Municipalities of Baku {{Baku-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Əmircan, Baku
Əmircan (also, Amirabdzhan, Amiradzhan, Amiradzhany, Amircan, Amirdžan, Amirjan, and Amirdzhan) is a municipality near Baku, Azerbaijan. It has a population of 28,203. In the 1886 official census 2283 ethnic Tat people (Caucasus), tats were living here. Notable natives * Abbasgulu Bakikhanov - historian and writer, the founder of Azerbaijani scientific historiography. * Sattar Bahlulzade - painter, People's Painter of Azerbaijan SSR (1964), the founder of contemporary Azerbaijani landscape painting. * Albert Agarunov - National Hero of Azerbaijan * Murtuza Mukhtarov - oil industrialist and millionaire * Zeynal Zeynalov (politician), Zeynal Zeynalov - politician Monuments Amirjan NizameddinMosque 005 0098.jpg, Nizamaddin Mosque Amirjan MurtuzaMukhtarovMosque 005 0063.jpg, Murtuza Mukhtarov Mosque AmirjanyRailwayStation 005 0244.jpg, Amirjan Railway Station Amirjany AliBunyadlılarMosque 005 0209.jpg, Bunyadlılar Mosque References * Populated places in Bak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mehman (lake)
Mehman () is a lake in Azerbaijan located in the northern part of the Mil plain on the territory of the Aghjabadi Aghjabadi () is a city in and the capital of the Aghjabadi District of Azerbaijan. It is situated in central Azerbaijan. Etymology In Armenian, the city was historically known as Beghamej (). Notable natives * Uzeyir Hajibeyov — composer. ... and Beylagan districts. Description The lake is located two kilometers far from the right bank of the Kura river. The lake periodically dries up. It lies at a height of 7 meters below sea level. The surface of the basin area of the lake is 12 km2 or 15 km2. Dimensions - 8 by 4 km, according to other sources 1.7 by 1.3 km. The maximum depth is 1.5 m, while on 85% of the lake area, the depth is 0.5 - 0.7 m. Fauna During the drying up of Aggol in 1943, the strongest specimens of nutria that lived in the lake, settled in Mehman lake. The lake is inhabited by 34 species of plankton. There are popu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
