Balaxanı
Balaxanı or Balakhani (Tat: Balaxana) is a settlement and municipality near Baku, Azerbaijan, on the Absheron Peninsula. Taking advantage of the area's oil pools, a 35 m deep well was dug manually in 1593. The Russians built the first oil-distilling factory here in 1837.
Balaxanı
Balaxana | |
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Municipality | |
Balaxanı | |
| Coordinates: 40°27′42″N 49°55′12″E | |
| Country | Azerbaijan |
| City | Baku |
| Raion | Sabunchu |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Total | 11,615 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+5 (AZT) |
As of 2015 its population was 11,615.
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