Sanqaçal

Sangachal
Municipality
Sangachal
Coordinates: 40°10′10″N 49°27′30″E / 40.16944°N 49.45833°E / 40.16944; 49.45833Coordinates: 40°10′10″N 49°27′30″E / 40.16944°N 49.45833°E / 40.16944; 49.45833
Country  Azerbaijan
City Baku
Raion Qaradağ
Population
 • Total 4,108
Time zone UTC+4 (AZT)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+5 (AZT)

Sanqaçal (also, Səngəçal and Sangachal) is a settlement and municipality in Baku, Azerbaijan. It has a population of 4,108.

Economy

The settlement is home to Sangachal Terminal. The terminal receives oil from the Azeri-Chirag-Guneshli field and natural gas from the Shah Deniz gas field. The oil is exported via the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline to Turkey's Mediterranean coast and via the Baku-Supsa Pipeline and the Baku-Novorossiysk Pipeline to the Black Sea coast.[1][2]

Plan of a historic caravanserai in the neighborhood.

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Energy Information Administration. Azerbaijan. Natural Gas Archived 2010-01-09 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ "BTC Company formed, first pipeline construction contracts awarded". 7 (16). Alexander's Gas & Oil Connections. 2002-08-23. Retrieved 2010-01-26.


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