Ramana also spelled Ramany, Romana (), is an urban-type settlement and municipality in

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, within the Sabunchu raion of

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. Population (2005): 8,800. The settlement was possibly founded by the

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troops of Lucius Julius Maximus from

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in c. 84-96 AD,Ашурбейли Сара. История города Баку: период средневековья. Баку, Азернешр, 1992; page 31 and may derive its name from the

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''Romana''. Among the facts that strengthen this hypothesis are the military-topographical map of

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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 Azerbaijani

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musician

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had Ramanian roots. Ramana is mentioned several times in the novels ''The Nodes'' and ''The Moustached Aga'' by the Azeri writer

Suleyman Veliyev Suleyman Valiyev (; 1916, Absheron, Ramana – 1996 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. ...

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,

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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

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. 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

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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.Today.az
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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

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"Бакинские Деревни" - Гобустан, Мардакян, Рамана
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