Lökbatan Mud Volcano (), also known as Lok-Batan Mud Cone, is a

mud volcano A mud volcano or mud dome is a landform created by the eruption of mud or Slurry, slurries, water and gases. Several geological processes may cause the formation of mud volcanoes. Mud volcanoes are not true Igneous rock, igneous volcanoes as th ...

located in Absheron Peninsula near the settlement of Lökbatan in Qaradağ raion of

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History

The mud volcano erupted in 1977 and again on October 10, 2001, when it released flames rising tens of meters into the air. Since 1998, the area has been included on

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tentative list.

References

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