Balaxanı
Balaxanı (also, Baelakhona, Balachany, Balakhani, and Balakhany) 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.[2]
Balaxanı | |
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Municipality | |
 Monument of Mirza Alakbar Sabir in Balakhani | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Balaxanı | |
| Coordinates: 40°27′42″N 49°55′12″E | |
| Country |  Azerbaijan |
| City | Baku |
| Raion | Sabunçu |
| Population (2015)[1] | |
| • Total | 14,123 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+5 (AZT) |
It has a population of 11,615.
The Nobel Brothers' oil wells in Balaxanı in the late 19th century.
Places of interest
Notable natives
- Sadig Rahimov — Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Azerbaijan SSR (1954–1958).[3]
- Kampan Gadimov-Oil magnate and philanthropist.
References
- World Gazetteer: Azerbaijan Archived June 22, 2011, at the Wayback Machine – World-Gazetteer.com
- Smil, Vaclav (2017). Energy and Civilization: A History. Cambridge: The MIT Press. p. 246. ISBN 9780262035774.
- "Рагимов Садых Гаджияр Али оглы". Справочник по истории Коммунистической партии и Советского Союза 1898 - 1991.
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