Suraxanı
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Town
- Description: human settlement in Azerbaijan
- Also known as: “Ssurachany”, “Surahani”, “Surakhani”, and “Surakhany”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fire Temple Ateshgah and Azersun Arena.
Fire Temple Ateshgah
Memorial
Photo: Jahlinmarceta, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Ateshgah of Baku, often called the "Fire Temple of Baku", is a castle-like religious temple in Surakhany town, a suburb in Baku, Azerbaijan. Based on Iranian and Indian inscriptions, the temple was used as a Hindu, Sikh, and Zoroastrian place of worship.
Azersun Arena
Pitch
Photo: Eldar999, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Azersun Arena or Tofiq Ismayilov Stadium, also referred as Surakhani Stadium is a football stadium in Yeni Suraxanı, Baku, Azerbaijan, opened in June 2015.
Bulbula
Lake
Photo: Interfase, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bulbula is a lake in Azerbaijan, located on the Absheron Peninsula, between the villages of Bakikhanov and Amirjan at an altitude of 8 m above sea level. Bulbula is situated 2½ km west of Suraxanı.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Zığ and Sabunchu.
Zığ
Suburb
Sabunchu
Town
Sabunchu district is a district of Baku city. Sabunchu is situated 7 km northwest of Suraxanı.
Hövsan
Town
Suraxanı
- Categories: human settlement, residential area, and locality
- Location: Baku Region, Azerbaijan, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude
40.41365° or 40° 24′ 49″ northLongitude
50.00333° or 50° 0′ 12″ eastElevation
54 metres (177 feet)Open location code
8HGGC273+F8OpenStreetMap ID
way 1095713905OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residentialOpenStreetMap feature
place=townGeoNames ID
584920Wikidata ID
Q4446440
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Ukrainian—“Suraxanı” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Suraxanı”
- Dutch: “Suraxanı”
- Irish: “Surakhany”
- Persian: “سوراخانی (باکو)”
- Persian: “سوراخانی”
- Russian: “Сураханы”
- Tatar: “Сураханы шәһәр төрендәге бистәсе”
- Ukrainian: “Сурахани”
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