Balaxanı | |
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Municipality | |
 Monument of Mirza Alakbar Sabir in Balakhani | |
  Balaxanı | |
| 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.
The Nobel Brothers' oil wells in Balakhany in the late 19th century.
Balakhani old Bath (Hamam)
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Sculpture in Balakhani Square
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Juma Mosque
Places of interest
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Balakhani houses.jpg.webp)
Balakhani street
Notable natives
- Sadig Rahimov, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Azerbaijan SSR (1954–1958)[3]
- Kampan Gadimov, oil magnate and philanthropist
See also
References
- ↑ World Gazetteer: Azerbaijan – World-Gazetteer.com
- ↑ Smil, Vaclav (2017). Energy and Civilization: A History. Cambridge: The MIT Press. p. 246. ISBN 9780262035774.
- ↑ "Рагимов Садых Гаджияр Али оглы". Справочник по истории Коммунистической партии и Советского Союза 1898 - 1991.
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