Place:Sumqayit, Azerbaijan

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NameSumqayit
Alt namesSumgaitsource: Wikipedia
Sumgayitsource: NIMA, GEOnet Names Server (1996-1998)
Sumqayıitsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
Sumqayytsource: Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) accessed 11 August 2004
TypeSahar
Coordinates40.583°N 49.667°E
Located inAzerbaijan
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Nasosnyy
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names


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Sumgait is the second-largest city in Azerbaijan, located near the Caspian Sea, about away from the capital, Baku. The city has a population of around 345,300, making it the second-largest city in Azerbaijan after the capital Baku.

The city has a territory of . It was founded on November 22, 1949. Two settlements are within the city administration: Jorat and Haji Zeynalabdin; a settlement named after oil businessman and philanthropist Haji Zeynalabdin Taghiyev. It is home to Sumqayit State University.

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