Balaxanı
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Balaxanı | |
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Municipality | |
Coordinates: 40°27′42″N 49°55′12″E / 40.46167°N 49.92000°ECoordinates: 40°27′42″N 49°55′12″E / 40.46167°N 49.92000°E | |
Country | Azerbaijan |
City | Baku |
Raion | Sabunchu |
Population (2015)[1] | |
• Total | 14,123 |
Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+5 (AZT) |
Balaxanı (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]
It has a population of 11,615.
Places of interest[edit]
Notable natives[edit]
- Sadig Rahimov — Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Azerbaijan SSR (1954–1958).[3]
- Kampan Gadimov-Oil magnate and philanthropist.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ 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.