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Baku lies on the southern shore of the Absheron Peninsula, on the Bay of Baku. Baku's urban population was estimated at two million people as of 2009. [10] Baku is the primate city of Azerbaijan—it is the sole metropolis in the country, and about 25% of all inhabitants of the country live in Baku's metropolitan area.
The Absheron Peninsula (Azerbaijani: Abşeron yarımadası) is a peninsula in Azerbaijan.It is one of the most recognizable geographic features of Azerbaijan, as the country's territory is often compared to the shape of an eagle, with the Absheron Peninsula forming its beak as it extends into the Caspian Sea.
Lately, tourism has been intensively developing in the Baku Archipelago. The Boyuk Zira island, of the islands located on the offshore of Baku, Azerbaijan’s capital, is on its way to a major expansion. The island will be divided into several areas; a park, a residential area, a military port etc.
Trade port is stretched along the northern and western shores of Baku bay. The port is fully re-equipped, all loading and unloading works in it are mechanized. There is a port for ferry quay in the north-western part of Baku bay. [6] There is discussion on the need of construction of a bridge through Baku bay, - from Lokbatan to Zikh highway. [7]
Absheron District was founded in 1963 by the Soviet government to assure enough labour force, highly educated professional staff and necessary provisions are given to enterprises and firms, kolkhozes and collective farms, poultry and agrarian industries, construction centres, scientific-research institutes and laboratories present on the territories of Baku and Sumgait.
Map of Baku Islands. Baku Archipelago. Boyuk Zira or Nargin; Daş Zirə or Vulf; Qum Island or Peschany; Tava Island or Plita; Islands located off the bay
The State Nature Reserve of Mud Volcanoes was established by the Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan No. 2315 dated August 15, 2007, on the territory of part of the mud volcanoes located on the Baku and Absheron peninsulas. According to the relevant Decree, the main goal of the creation of the State Nature Reserve is the ...
Mardakan (Azerbaijani: Mərdəkan, pronounced [mæɾdæˈkɑn]) is a settlement and municipality in Khazar Rayon of Baku, Azerbaijan with a population of 32,084. It's located on the eastern Absheron Peninsula, about 30 km away from capital city Baku, and just 10 km from Heydar Aliyev International Airport, bounded by the Caspian Sea to the north, Shuvalan to the east, Qala to the south, and ...