Kichik Zira

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Map showing the location of the Baku Archipelago.

Kichik Zira (Azeri: Kiçik Zirə), also known as Qum and as Sandy Island, is an uninhabited island off the Bay of Baku, Azerbaijan.

This island is part of the Baku Archipelago, which consists of the following islands: Boyuk Zira, Dash Zira, Zenbil, Sangi-Mugan, Chikil, Qara Su, Khara Zira, Gil, Ignat Dash and a few smaller ones.

Kichik Zira's surrounding waters are very shallow. There is very little of the original vegetation on the island left due to oil pollution as well as other factors.

Caspian seals, sturgeon, and numerous types of birds, like teal ducks, herring gulls and grebes, are some of the animal species that can be found on and around the island.

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Coordinates: 40°17′03″N 49°58′10″E / 40.28417°N 49.96944°E / 40.28417; 49.96944

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