Sabunçu, Baku

For the administrative district of Baku, see Sabunçu raion.
Sabunçu
Municipality

Sabunchu Railway Station in 1926
Sabunçu
Coordinates: 40°26′33″N 49°56′53″E / 40.44250°N 49.94806°ECoordinates: 40°26′33″N 49°56′53″E / 40.44250°N 49.94806°E
Country  Azerbaijan
City Baku
Raion Sabunçu
Population (2008)[1]
  Total 22,344
Time zone AZT (UTC+4)
  Summer (DST) AZT (UTC+5)

Sabunçu (also, Sabunchi and Sabunchy) is a settlement and municipality in Baku, Azerbaijan.[2] It has a population of 22,344.

History

Until the beginning of the 20th century, the Sabunçu region was producing 35 percent of Baku's oil. It was also the place where the first, Baku-Sabunchu electrified railway system in USSR, built by Chingiz Ildyrym in 1924 was established.

Geography

The town, seat of Sabunçu raion, is located in the north-eastern suburb of the city of Baku and is part of its metropolitan area. It is 12 km far from Baku International Airport "Heydar Aliyev".

Notable natives

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