Chërnyy Gorod
Black City is the general name for the southeastern neighbourhoods of Baku, which once formed its suburbs. In the late 19th and early 20th century it became the main location for Azerbaijan's oil industry, and the area's name derives from the smoke and soot of the factories and refineries.- Locality
- …lies at an elevation of around -10 metres (-20 feet)
- …is also known as “Cherni Gorod”
- Description: human settlement in Azerbaijan
Places of Interest
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Museum of Modern Art
Baku Museum of Modern Art is a museum of modern art located in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Military Trophies Park
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Places in the Area
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White City
Baku White City is a planned urban development in the Xətai-Khatai district of Azerbaijan.
Keşlə
Suburb
Keshla is a settlement and municipality in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Baku
Baku is the capital of Azerbaijan and is the largest city in the Caucasus.
Chërnyy Gorod
- Category: human settlement
- Location
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Latitude
40.38333° or 40° 23′ north
Longitude
49.88333° or 49° 53′ east
Open location code
8HGF9VMM+88
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Russian—“Chërnyy Gorod” goes by many names.
Chërnyy GorodDutch
Джхерны ГородRussian
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