Balaxanı

Balaxanı (also, Baelakhona, Balachany, Balakhani, and Balakhany) is a settlement and municipality near Baku, Azerbaijan, on the Absheron Peninsula. Taking advantage of the area's oil pools, a 35 m deep well was dug manually in 1593. The Russians built the first oil-distilling factory here in 1837.[2]

Balaxanı
Municipality
Balaxanı
Coordinates: 40°27′42″N 49°55′12″E
Country Azerbaijan
CityBaku
RaionSabunçu
Population
 (2015)[1]
 • Total14,123
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+5 (AZT)

It has a population of 11,615.

The Nobel Brothers' oil wells in Balaxanı in the late 19th century.

Notable natives
  • Sadig Rahimov — Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Azerbaijan SSR (1954–1958).[3]

See Also

References
  1. World Gazetteer: Azerbaijan Archived June 22, 2011, at the Wayback Machine – World-Gazetteer.com
  2. Smil, Vaclav (2017). Energy and Civilization: A History. Cambridge: The MIT Press. p. 246. ISBN 9780262035774.
  3. "Рагимов Садых Гаджияр Али оглы". Справочник по истории Коммунистической партии и Советского Союза 1898 - 1991.


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