Pirəkəşkül Explained

40.4822°N 49.5917°W

Perekeshkul
Pushpin Map:Azerbaijan
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Azerbaijan
Subdivision Type1:Rayon
Subdivision Name1:Absheron
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Pirəkəşkül-Qobustan
Timezone:AZT
Utc Offset:+4
Utc Offset Dst:+5
Coordinates:40.4822°N 49.5917°W

Perekeshkul (also, Perekeşkül, Pirəkəşkül, Perekeshkul’, Perekischkjul, Perekishkyul’, and Pirekeshkyul’) is a village in the Absheron Rayon of Azerbaijan. The village forms part of the municipality of Pirəkəşkül-Qobustan.[1]

Perekeshkul is the site of a new missile base, opened on June 11, 2018, by President Ilham Aliyev.[2] The base houses Polonez-M and LORA missile systems.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Belediyye Informasiya Sistemi . https://web.archive.org/web/20080924083213/http://www.belediyye.org/index.php?con=qanun&bkod=3637 . September 24, 2008 . Azerbaijani.
  2. News: Spaceshot: Azerbaijan’s new missile base – 40.490297 N 049.594878 E . Sean . O'Connor . July 10, 2018 . Jane's Information Group.