Balaxanı

Municipality in Baku, Azerbaijan
Balaxanı
Balaxana
Municipality
40°27′42″N 49°55′12″E / 40.46167°N 49.92000°E / 40.46167; 49.92000
Country Azerbaijan
CityBaku
RaionSabunchu
Population
 (2015)[1]
 • Total11,615
Time zoneUTC+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.

The Nobel Brothers' oil wells in Balakhany in the late 19th century.
Balakhani old Bath (Hamam)
Sculpture in Balakhani Square
Juma Mosque

Places of interest

  • Balakhani ovdan
    Balakhani ovdan
  • Shahla mosque
    Shahla mosque
  • Balakhani houses
    Balakhani houses
  • Balakhani street
    Balakhani street

Notable natives

  • Sadig Rahimov, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Azerbaijan SSR (1954–1958)[3]
  • Kampan Gadimov [az], oil magnate and philanthropist

See also

References

  1. ^ World Gazetteer: Azerbaijan [dead link] – World-Gazetteer.com
  2. ^ Smil, Vaclav (2017). Energy and Civilization: A History. Cambridge: The MIT Press. p. 246. ISBN 9780262035774.
  3. ^ "Рагимов Садых Гаджияр Али оглы". Справочник по истории Коммунистической партии и Советского Союза 1898 - 1991.

External links

  • Balaxanı at GEOnet Names Server
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