Bakıxanov
Bakıxanov (Bakikhanov) is a settlement and municipality in Baku, Azerbaijan. It was named after Abbasgulu Bakikhanov and has a population of 71,600.
Bakıxanov | |
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Municipality | |
Educational Training Center | |
Bakıxanov | |
| Coordinates: 40°25′18″N 49°57′52″E | |
| Country | Azerbaijan |
| City | Baku |
| District | Sabunchu |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 71,600 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+5 (AZT) |
It contains a mosque and a public park. On the eastern side of the town is Bulbula Lake. Sabunchu lies near northwestern Bakıxanov.
Prior to 1992, it was known as Stepan Razin, named for the Cossack uprising leader Stepan Razin.
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