Bankə
Municipality
Bankə is located in Azerbaijan
Bankə
Bankə
Coordinates: 39°25′12″N 49°14′51″E / 39.42000°N 49.24750°E / 39.42000; 49.24750
Country Azerbaijan
RayonNeftchala
Population
 (2008)[1]
  Total7,574
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)
  Summer (DST)UTC+5 (AZT)

Bankə (also, Bank, Banka, Bankov, Imeni Kirova and Rybokombinat Imeni Kirova) is a village and the most populous municipality, except for the capital Neftçala, in the Neftchala Rayon of Azerbaijan. It has a population of 7,574.

Etymology

The city's name comes from Azerbaijani version of fishing bank.[2]

References

  1. World Gazetteer: Azerbaijan World-Gazetteer.com
  2. "QARA KÜRÜ 17-ci ƏSRƏDƏK KASIB YEMƏYİ OLUB". musavat.com (in Azerbaijani). Archived from the original on 10 November 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2014.


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