Bibiheybət Explained

Bibiheybat
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Azerbaijan
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Azerbaijan
Subdivision Type1:City
Subdivision Name1:Baku
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Sabail
Population As Of:2008
Population Total:1451
Population Footnotes:[1]
Timezone:AZT
Utc Offset:+4
Timezone Dst:AZT
Utc Offset Dst:+5
Coordinates:40.3067°N 49.8225°W
Official Name:Azerbaijani: Bibiheybət

Bibiheybət (also, Bibiheybat, Bibiheibat, Bibi-Heybat, Bibi-Heibat; formerly known as Khanlar, Euwbet, Helenendorf, and Shikhovo) is a municipality in Baku, Azerbaijan. It has a population of 1,451.

In 2007, in connection with the expansion of the Bibiheybat Motorway and the reconstruction of the similarly named mosque, dozens of families were relocated to new and modern homes. In addition, a stadium, a kindergarten, and other structures were rebuilt. Around the newly reconstructed stadium, a recreation park was laid out to provide the local community with mass cultural recreation.

In 1846, the Russians drilled for an exploratory oil well in the world here, to a depth of 21 m. In the 1890s, a large oil field was discovered offshore, which led to land reclamation in 1924 to produce the field. Pavel Pototsky was one of the prime founders of the oil bay around Bibiheybat.[2] [3] [4]

Places of interest

Transportation

E60 Highway by pass Bibiheybat.

The Bibiheybet Metro Station is planned in this area by Baku Metro in the future.

See also

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. http://azer.com/aiweb/categories/magazine/ai102_folder/102_articles/102_oil_chronology.html Azerbaijan's Oil History
  3. Book: Smil . Vaclav . Energy and Civilization: A History . 2017 . The MIT Press . Cambridge . 9780262035774 . 246.
  4. Book: Blau . Eve . Rupnik . Ivan . Baku: Oil and Urbanism . 2019 . Park Books . 9783038600763 . 60–61.