Lake Boyukshor
Boyukshor, also spelled separately Boyuk Shor, is the second-largest lake of Azerbaijan and the largest on Absheron Peninsula. It is located in the center of the Absheron peninsula, on the boundaries of Binagadi, Sabunchu and Narimanov raions of the city of Baku.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Baku Olympic Stadium and Darnagul.
Baku Olympic Stadium
Stadium
Baku Olympic Stadium is a stadium, designed and constructed to meet the international standards for stadiums set by the Union of European Football Associations, the International Federation of Association Football and the International Association of Athletics Federations. Baku Olympic Stadium is situated 4 km southeast of Lake Boyukshor.
Darnagul
Metro station
Darnagul is a Baku Metro station. It was opened on 29 June 2011. The station is located under Suleiman Sani Akhundov Street in the 7th microdistrict of Baku.
Bakmil
Metro station
Bakmil is a Baku Metro station in Baku Region, Azerbaijan. It was opened on 28 March 1979 and completely refurbished in 2018, reopening on March 26, 2019. Bakmil is situated 3½ km south of Lake Boyukshor.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Keşlə and Sabunchu.
Keşlə
Suburb
Keshla is a settlement and municipality in Baku, Azerbaijan. Keşlə is situated 5 km south of Lake Boyukshor.
Sabunchu
Town
Sabunchu district is a district of Baku city. Sabunchu is situated 6 km east of Lake Boyukshor.
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 7 km south of Lake Boyukshor.
Lake Boyukshor
- Type: Salt lake
- Description: lake in Azerbaijan
- Categories: lake and body of water
- Location: Baku Region, Azerbaijan, Caucasus, Asia
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Satellite Map
Discover Lake Boyukshor from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Welsh—“Lake Boyukshor” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Böyük Şor gölü”
- Azerbaijani: “Böyük Şor Gölü”
- Azerbaijani: “Böyükşor gölü”
- Cebuano: “Lake Bayuk Shor”
- Chinese: “博尤克肖爾湖”
- Dutch: “Böyükşormeer”
- Georgian: “ბოიუქშორის ტბა”
- Greek: “λίμνη Μπογιουκσόρ”
- Japanese: “ボユク・ショル湖”
- Persian: “دریاچه بویوکشور”
- Polish: “Böyükşor gölü”
- Russian: “Ozero Bëyuk-Shor”
- Russian: “Беюк-Шор”
- Russian: “Бёюк-Шор”
- Spanish: “Lago Boyuk-Shor”
- Swedish: “Böyük Şor-sjön”
- Swedish: “Böyükşor-sjön”
- Turkish: “Büyük Şor Gölü”
- Welsh: “Llyn Boyukshor”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Stantsiya Binagadi and Qırməki Dağı.
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