
Ramana also spelled Ramany, Romana ( az, Ramana, Ramanı), is an urban-type settlement and municipality in
Azerbaijan
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, within the
Sabunchu raion of
Baku. Population (2005): 8,800.
The settlement was possibly founded by the
Roman troops of Lucius Julius Maximus from
Legio XII Fulminata
Legio XII Fulminata ("Thunderbolt Twelfth Legion"), also known as ''Paterna'', ''Victrix'', ''Antiqua'', ''Certa Constans'', and ''Galliena'', was a legion of the Imperial Roman army. It was originally levied by Julius Caesar in 58 BC, and the ...
in c. 84-96 AD,
[Ашурбейли Сара. История города Баку: период средневековья. Баку, Азернешр, 1992; page 31] and may derive its name from the
Latin
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''Romana''.
Among the facts that strengthen this hypothesis are the military-topographical map of
Caucasus
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published in 1903 by the Russian administration which spells name of town as "Romana"; various Roman artefacts found in
Absheron region, and also old inhabitants' referring to the town as ''Romani''.
Famous
Azeri
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jazz
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musician
Vagif Mustafazadeh had Ramanian roots. Ramana is mentioned several times in the novels ''The Nodes'' and ''The Moustached Aga'' by the Azeri writer
Suleyman Veliyev who is himself from Ramana. The second work describes another feature of the settlement, a big reservoir, which is called "the settlement's beacon" due to its height (18 m). The reservoir supplied water to the oil fields in
Zagulba,
Zabrat and Balakhany. In the Balakhany-Sabunchi-Ramana oil field a new technology for identification of oil thin layers was originally tested. A route connects Ramana with the
Heydar Aliyev International Airport.
Local landmarks include the
four-storeyed castle of the mid-14th century and the mosque of 1323. The castle has a 1.5 m thick walls and a rectangular tower (9x7.5 m, height: 13 m).
In May 2007, a new district opened within Ramana for the housing of more than 50 families and 400 other
internally displaced person
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A ...
s from other regions of Azerbaijan. The resettlement area includes a new school for 360 pupils and other administrative buildings as well as a music school.
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Gallery
File:Ilham Aliyev viewed landscaping work carried out in Ramana settlement 28.jpg, Street in Ramana
File:Ilham Aliyev viewed landscaping work carried out in Ramana settlement 36.jpg , Houses in Ramana
External links
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"Бакинские Деревни" - Гобустан, Мардакян, Рамана
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References
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Villages in Azerbaijan
Populated places in Baku
Baku Governorate