Caucasus
Azerbaijan
Baku Region

Boyuk Zira

Boyuk Zira, also known as Nargin, is an island in the Caspian Sea. It is one of the islands of located in the Baku bay near city.
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Photo: Mosbatho, CC BY 4.0.
  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in Azerbaijan
  • Also known as: “Böyük Zirə - Nargin”, “Insel Nargin”, “Nargin Island”, “Narkin Adası”, “Ostrov Bëyuk Zirya”, “Ostrov Nargen”, and “Ostrov Nargin”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Boyuk Zira Lighthouse.

Lighthouse
Photo: Mistelblume, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a lighthouse in the north of Boyuk Zira Island, in the Caspian Sea, .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bibiheybǝt and Zığ.

Village
Photo: Interfase, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bibiheybət is a municipality in , . It has a population of 1,451. In 1846, the Russians drilled an exploratory oil well to a depth of 21 m. is situated 8 km west of Boyuk Zira.

Suburb
Photo: HUSEYIN Y, CC BY 3.0.
is a municipality in , . It has a population of 15,755. is situated 9 km northeast of Boyuk Zira.

Boyuk Zira

Latitude
40.2946° or 40° 17′ 41″ north
Longitude
49.92105° or 49° 55′ 16″ east
Elevation
-23 metres (-75 feet)
Open location code
8HGF7WVC+RC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 249023839
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
585385
Wiki­data ID
Q2223683
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Boyuk Zira” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بويوك زيرا”
  • Azerbaijani: “Böyük Zirə Adası”
  • Azerbaijani: “Böyük Zirə”
  • Azerbaijani: “Nargin adası”
  • Azerbaijani: “Nargin”
  • Belarusian: “Бёюк-Зіра”
  • Belarusian: “Востраў Бёюк-Зіра”
  • Bulgarian: “Наргин”
  • Bulgarian: “Остров Наргин”
  • Cebuano: “Nargin Island”
  • Chechen: “Бёюк-Зиря”
  • Chinese: “博由庫·瑞拉島”
  • Chinese: “波尤克·濟拉”
  • Dutch: “Boyuk Zira”
  • Erzya: “Бёюк-Зиря”
  • French: “Böyük Zirə”
  • Georgian: “ბოიუქ-ზირა”
  • Georgian: “ნარგინი”
  • German: “Böyük Zirə”
  • German: “Nargin”
  • Japanese: “ビョリュク・ジラ”
  • Malayalam: “ബോയുക് സിറ”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Boyuk Zira”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Böyük Zirə”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Nargin”
  • Persian: “بویوک زیره”
  • Polish: “Boyuk Zira”
  • Polish: “Böyük Zirə adası”
  • Polish: “Nargin”
  • Russian: “Бёюк Зире”
  • Russian: “Бёюк Зиря”
  • Russian: “Бёюк-Зиря”
  • Russian: “Остров Наргин”
  • Spanish: “Boyuk Zira”
  • Swedish: “Nargin Island”
  • Turkish: “Büyük Zire”
  • Turkish: “Nargin Adası”
  • Ukrainian: “Беюк-Зиря”

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