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Sabunçu,_Baku Latitude and Longitude:

40°26′33″N 49°56′53″E / 40.44250°N 49.94806°E / 40.44250; 49.94806
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Sabunçu
Municipality
Sabunchu Railway Station in 1926
Sabunchu Railway Station in 1926
Sabunçu is located in Azerbaijan
Sabunçu
Sabunçu
Coordinates: 40°26′33″N 49°56′53″E / 40.44250°N 49.94806°E / 40.44250; 49.94806
Country  Azerbaijan
City Baku
Raion Sabunçu
Population
 (2008) [1]
 • Total22,344
Time zone UTC+4 ( AZT)
 • Summer ( DST) UTC+5 ( AZT)

Sabunçu (also, Sabunchi and Sabunchy, Azeri for "soapmaker") 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, situated 12 km from Baku International Airport "Heydar Aliyev".

Transportation

Baku suburban railway

Notable natives

References

  1. ^ World Gazetteer: Azerbaijan[ dead link] – World-Gazetteer.com
  2. ^ Google. "Sabunçu" (Map). Google Maps. Google.
  3. ^ "Байбаков Николай Константинович". Great Soviet Encyclopedia.
  4. ^ Зорге Рихард (in Russian). Heroes of the country.