Balaxanı
Balaxana | |
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Municipality | |
  Balaxanı | |
| Coordinates: 40°27′42″N 49°55′12″E / 40.46167°N 49.92000°E | |
| Country | 
Azerbaijan |
| City | Baku |
| Raion | Sabunchu |
| Population (2015)
[1] | |
| • Total | 11,615 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 ( AZT) |
| • Summer ( DST) | UTC+5 ( AZT) |
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Balaxanı or Balakhani ( Tat: Balaxana) is a settlement and municipality near Baku, Azerbaijan, on the Absheron Peninsula. Taking advantage of the area's oil pools, a 35 m deep well was dug manually in 1593. The Russians built the first oil-distilling factory here in 1837. [2]
As of 2015 its population was 11,615.
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Places of interest
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Balakhani houses -
Balakhani street -
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Notable natives
- Sadig Rahimov, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Azerbaijan SSR (1954–1958) [3]
- Kampan Gadimov, oil magnate and philanthropist
See also
References
- ^ World Gazetteer: Azerbaijan [ dead link] – World-Gazetteer.com
- ^ Smil, Vaclav (2017). Energy and Civilization: A History. Cambridge: The MIT Press. p. 246. ISBN 9780262035774.
- ^ "Рагимов Садых Гаджияр Али оглы". Справочник по истории Коммунистической партии и Советского Союза 1898 - 1991.
External links
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Balaxanı
Balaxana | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
Balaxanı | |
| Coordinates: 40°27′42″N 49°55′12″E / 40.46167°N 49.92000°E | |
| Country |
Azerbaijan |
| City | Baku |
| Raion | Sabunchu |
| Population (2015)
[1] | |
| • Total | 11,615 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 ( AZT) |
| • Summer ( DST) | UTC+5 ( AZT) |
Balaxanı or Balakhani ( Tat: Balaxana) is a settlement and municipality near Baku, Azerbaijan, on the Absheron Peninsula. Taking advantage of the area's oil pools, a 35 m deep well was dug manually in 1593. The Russians built the first oil-distilling factory here in 1837. [2]
As of 2015 its population was 11,615.
Places of interest
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-
-
Balakhani houses
-
Balakhani street
-
Notable natives
- Sadig Rahimov, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Azerbaijan SSR (1954–1958) [3]
- Kampan Gadimov, oil magnate and philanthropist
See also
References
- ^ World Gazetteer: Azerbaijan [ dead link] – World-Gazetteer.com
- ^ Smil, Vaclav (2017). Energy and Civilization: A History. Cambridge: The MIT Press. p. 246. ISBN 9780262035774.
- ^ "Рагимов Садых Гаджияр Али оглы". Справочник по истории Коммунистической партии и Советского Союза 1898 - 1991.
External links
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