Sabunçu, Baku Explained

Sabunçu
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Azerbaijan
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Azerbaijan
Subdivision Type1:City
Subdivision Name1:Baku
Subdivision Type2:Raion
Subdivision Name2:Sabunçu
Population As Of:2013
Population Total:33400
Population Footnotes:[1]
Timezone:AZT
Utc Offset:+4
Timezone Dst:AZT
Utc Offset Dst:+5
Coordinates:40.4425°N 49.9481°W

Sabunçu (also, Sabunchi and Sabunchy, Azeri for "soapmaker") is a settlement and municipality in Baku, Azerbaijan. It has a population of 22,344.

History

Until the beginning of the 20th century, the Sabunçu region was producing 35 percent of Baku's oil. It was also the place where the first, Baku-Sabunchu electrified railway system in USSR, built by Chingiz Ildyrym in 1924 was established.

Geography

The town, seat of Sabunçu raion, is located in the north-eastern suburb of the city of Baku and is part of its metropolitan area, situated 12 km from Baku International Airport "Heydar Aliyev".

Transportation

Baku suburban railway

Notable natives

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. Web site: Байбаков Николай Константинович . Great Soviet Encyclopedia.
  3. News: ru:Зорге Рихард. Heroes of the country. http://www.warheroes.ru/hero/hero.asp?Hero_id=489. ru.