Chikil
Chikil, also known as Oblivnoy, is an uninhabited island off the Bay of Baku, Azerbaijan. This island is part of the Baku Archipelago, which consists of the following islands: Boyuk Zira, Dash Zira, Qum Island or Peschanny, Zenbil, Sangi-Mugan, Chikil, Qara Su, Khara Zira, Gil, Ignat Dash and a few smaller ones.- Type: Island
- Description: island in Azerbaijan
- Also known as: “Cigil Adasi”, “Obliwnoi-Insel”, “Ostrov Chigil”, “Ostrov Oblivnoy”, and “Обливной (остров)”
Chikil
- Categories: Baku Archipelago, locality, and landform
- Location: Baku Region, Azerbaijan, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude
39.64092° or 39° 38′ 27″ north
Longitude
49.43791° or 49° 26′ 17″ east
Elevation
5 metres (16 feet)
Open location code
8HFFJCRQ+95
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=island
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Chikil” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “تشيكيل”
- Azerbaijani: “Çigil”
- Cebuano: “Çigil Adası”
- Chechen: “Чигил”
- Dutch: “Chikil”
- Malayalam: “ചിക്കിൽ ദ്വീപ്”
- Persian: “جزیره چیگیل”
- Russian: “Чигиль”
- Russian: “Чикил”
- Spanish: “Chikil”
- Swedish: “Çigil”
- Ukrainian: “Чигил”
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Places to explore: Şirvanlı and Xıdırlı.
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Highlights: Svinoy and Sangi Mugan lighthouse.
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