Lake Boyukshor

Boyukshor, also spelled separately Boyuk Shor, is the second-largest lake of and the largest on . It is located in the center of the Absheron peninsula, on the boundaries of Binagadi, and Narimanov raions of the city of .
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  • Salt lake
  • …lies at an elevation of 6 metres (20 feet)
  • Description: lake in Azerbaijan

Places of Interest

Highlights include Baku Olympic Stadium and Darnagul.

Stadium
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is a stadium, designed and… is situated 4 km southeast of Lake Boyukshor.

Metro station
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is a Baku Metro station.

Metro station
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is a Baku Metro station in Region, . is situated 3½ km south of Lake Boyukshor.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Keşlə and Sabunchu.

Suburb
Keshla is a settlement and municipality in , . is situated 5 km south of Lake Boyukshor.

Town
district is a district of Baku city. is situated 6 km east of Lake Boyukshor.

Locality
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Baku is a planned urban development in the district of . is situated 7 km south of Lake Boyukshor.

Lake Boyukshor

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Latitude
40.44389° or 40° 26′ 38″ north
Longitude
49.87667° or 49° 52′ 36″ east
Open location code
8HGFCVVG+HM
Geo­Names ID
586980
Wiki­data ID
Q6475048

Satellite Map

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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”
  • Uzbek: “Buyuk shoʻr koʻl”
  • Welsh: “Llyn Boyukshor”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Stantsiya Binagadi and Qırməki Dağı.

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