Balaxanı
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] In the 1886 offical census 2843 ethnic tats were living here. [3]
Balaxanı
Balaxana | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
Balaxanı | |
| Coordinates: 40°27′42″N 49°55′12″E | |
| Country | Azerbaijan |
| City | Baku |
| Raion | Sabunchu |
| Population (2015)[1] | |
| • Total | 11,615 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+5 (AZT) |
As of 2015 its population was 11,615.
Places of interest
- Balakhani houses
- Balakhani street
Notable natives
- Sadig Rahimov, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Azerbaijan SSR (1954–1958)[4]
- Kampan Gadimov, oil magnate and philanthropist
References
- World Gazetteer: Azerbaijan – World-Gazetteer.com
- Smil, Vaclav (2017). Energy and Civilization: A History. Cambridge: The MIT Press. p. 246. ISBN 9780262035774.
- Свод статистических данных о населении Закавказского края, извлеченных из посемейных списков 1886 г.
- "Рагимов Садых Гаджияр Али оглы". Справочник по истории Коммунистической партии и Советского Союза 1898 - 1991.
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