Corat Explained

Corat
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Azerbaijan
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Azerbaijan
Subdivision Type1:City
Subdivision Name1:Sumqayit
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:13700
Population Footnotes:[1]
Timezone:AZT
Utc Offset:+4
Timezone Dst:AZT
Utc Offset Dst:+5
Coordinates:40.5725°N 49.7064°W

Corat (Ҹорат, جورات; also Jorat and Dzhorat) is a town and municipality in Sumqayit, Azerbaijan. The Corat is located on the shore of the Caspian Sea. The village of Corat is located 35 km northwest of Baku, on the Western shore of the Caspian Sea, on a plain. [2]

It has a population of 13700.[3]

Etymology

The name of settlement comes from the name of the Mongolian tribe Joyrat.[4]

Notes and References

  1. http://world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=&men=gcis&lng=en&des=wg&geo=-26&srt=npan&col=abcdefghinoq&msz=1500&pt=c&va=x World Gazetteer: Azerbaijan
  2. Book: Corat . nina.az.
  3. Web site: Əhali Azərbaycan Respublikası Sumqayıt şəhər İcra Hakimiyyəti . 2023-11-27 . sumqayit-ih.gov.az.
  4. Mustafayev, Shahin (2018) Outlines of the Mongolian supremacy in Azerbaijan and the South Caucasus Khazar Press