Balaxanı | |
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Municipality | |
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 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.