Bakıxanov

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Bakıxanov
Municipality
Bakıxanov
Coordinates: 40°25′18″N 49°57′52″E / 40.42167°N 49.96444°E / 40.42167; 49.96444Coordinates: 40°25′18″N 49°57′52″E / 40.42167°N 49.96444°E / 40.42167; 49.96444
Country  Azerbaijan
City Baku
Raion Sabunçu
Population (2008)[1]
  Total 70,923
Time zone AZT (UTC+4)
  Summer (DST) AZT (UTC+5)

Bakıxanov (also, Bakikhanov and Bakihanov) is a settlement and municipality in Baku, Azerbaijan.[citation needed] It was named after Abbasgulu Bakikhanov and has a population of 70,923.

It contains a mosque and a public park. On the eastern side of the town is Bulbul Lake. Sabunçu lies in close proximity to the northwest of Bakıxanov.

References

  1. World Gazetteer: Azerbaijan World-Gazetteer.com
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