Zenbil

Map showing the location of the Baku Archipelago.

Zenbil or Zanbil, also spelled Zənbil, is a small island in the Caspian Sea off the Bay of Baku, Azerbaijan. This island is also known as Duvanni Island. The name Zenbil is Persian (زنبیل) and means "a big basket". The name "Duvanni", meaning "money" in Russian, is connected to Stepan Razin.

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

The area of Zenbil Island is 0.4 km². Its length is 0.9 km and its maximum width 0.4 km.

There is a mud volcano on Zenbil.^[1]

References

• Geographical data

v t e Islands of the Caspian Sea Ashuradeh Baku Archipelago Batkachnyy Island Blinov Island Bolshiye Peshnyye Islands Bolshoy Setnoy Island Boyuk Zira Bulla Island Chechen Island Chikil Chilov Chistoy Banki Durneva Island Gil Island Malyy Zhemchuzhnyy Morskaya Chapura Morskoy Biryuchek Morskoy Ivan-Karaul Nargin Nizhniy Oseredok Island Nordovyy Ogurja Ada / Ogurchinskiy Island Osushnoy Pirallahı Island Qara Su Qum Island Sedmoy Spirkin Oseredok Island Svinoy Tyuleniy Archipelago Tyuleniy Island Verkhny Oseredok Island Vulf Zenbil Zhanbay Island Zyudev Island