Sabunçu, Baku

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Sabunçu
Municipality
Sabunchu Railway Station in 1926
Sabunchu Railway Station in 1926
Sabunçu is located in Azerbaijan
Sabunçu
Sabunçu
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Country  Azerbaijan
City Baku
Raion Sabunçu
Population (2008)[1]
 • Total 22,344
Time zone AZT (UTC+4)
 • Summer (DST) AZT (UTC+5)

Sabunçu (also, Sabunchi and Sabunchy) is a settlement and municipality in Baku, Azerbaijan.[2] It has a population of 22,344.

History

Until the beginning of the 20th century, the Sabunçu region was producing 35 percent of Baku's oil. It was also the place where the first, Baku-Sabunchu electrified railway system in USSR, built by Chingiz Ildyrym in 1924 was established.

Geography

The town, seat of Sabunçu raion, is located in the north-eastern suburb of the city of Baku and is part of its metropolitan area. It is 12 km far from Baku International Airport "Heydar Aliyev".

Notable natives

References

  1. World Gazetteer: Azerbaijan – World-Gazetteer.com
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