Lökbatan
Lokbatan | |
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Municipality | |
| Azerbaijani: Lökbatan | |
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  Lokbatan | |
| Coordinates: 40°19′38″N 49°43′48″E / 40.32722°N 49.73000°E | |
| Country |  Azerbaijan |
| City | Baku |
| Raion | Garadagh |
| Population (2022)[1] | |
| • Total | 41,365 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+5 (AZT) |
Lokbatan is a settlement and municipality in Baku, Azerbaijan. It has a population of 41.365 The municipality consists of the settlements of Lokbatan, Shubany, and Heybat.[2] It is the location of a large mud volcano, and a historic oilfield. One of the first moving pictures filmed in Azerbaijan was of an oil well blowout in the 1930s. The mud volcano produced spectacular flames of natural gas in October 2001.[3]
Culture
Sports
The city has one professional football team, Qaradağ Lökbatan, currently competing in the second-flight of Azerbaijani football, the Azerbaijan First Division.[4]
Transport
Road
Baku Ring Road.
Bus
Transport Interchange Center by BTA.
Airport
Baku Lokbatan Airport
Notable natives
Firangiz Rehimbeyli - Azerbaijani singer and actress
References
- ^ World Gazetteer: Azerbaijan [dead link] – World-Gazetteer.com
- ^ "Belediyye Informasiya Sistemi" (in Azerbaijani). Archived from the original on September 24, 2008.
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- ^ ""Neftçi" İSM "Qaradağ" oldu". ekpress.az (in Azerbaijani). Archived from the original on 30 March 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
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