Zığ
Zığ is a municipality in Baku, Azerbaijan. It has a population of 15,755. Zığ has about 12,400 residents.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Suburb with 12,400 residents
- Description: human settlement in Azerbaijan
- Also known as: “Zig”, “Zığ, Baku”, “Zygh”, and “Zykh”
- Address: Bakı
Places of Interest
Highlights include Heydar Aliyev Military Institute and Hazi Aslanov.
Heydar Aliyev Military Institute
University
The Heydar Aliyev Military Institute is an educational institution of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces. In order to be admitted into the academy, candidates have to be between the ages of 17 and 19 and have completed secondary school education.
Hazi Aslanov
Metro station
Photo: Timur Mamedrzaev, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hazi Aslanov is a Baku Metro station. It was opened on 10 December 2002 and named after Hazi Aslanov. Hazi Aslanov is situated 2½ km northwest of Zığ.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Suraxanı and Keşlə.
Suraxanı
Town
Suraxanı or Surakhany is a town in the eastern part of Azerbaijan, administrative center of Suraxanı raion of Baku agglomeration. It is located in the Absheron peninsula, at an altitude of 12 meters above sea level, 30 km to the north-east from Baku. Suraxanı is situated 6 km north of Zığ.
Keşlə
Suburb
Keshla is a settlement and municipality in Baku, Azerbaijan. Keşlə is situated 8 km northwest of Zığ.
White City
Locality
Photo: Ayla Gasimova, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Baku White City is a planned urban development in the Xətai-Khatai district of Azerbaijan. It is part of the 2021 strategic plan for Baku. It refers to the re-development of a portion of Black City, a 221-hectare land area. White City is situated 8 km west of Zığ.
Zığ
- Categories: human settlement, residential area, and locality
- Location: Baku Region, Azerbaijan, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude
40.35959° or 40° 21′ 35″ northLongitude
49.97941° or 49° 58′ 46″ eastPopulation
12,400Elevation
23 metres (75 feet)Open location code
8HGF9X5H+RQOpenStreetMap ID
way 352469044OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residentialOpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Ukrainian—“Zığ” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Zığ”
- Chechen: “ЗигӀ (Бакох)”
- Chechen: “ЗигӀ”
- Dutch: “Zığ”
- Irish: “Zığ”
- Persian: “زیغ، باکو”
- Russian: “Зых”
- South Azerbaijani: “زیغ”
- Ukrainian: “Зиґ (селище)”
- Ukrainian: “Зиґ”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Zığ”. Photo: HUSEYIN Y, CC BY 3.0.