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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Places of Interest

Highlights include Baku Olympic Stadium and Darnagul.

Stadium
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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 World Athletics. is situated 4 km southeast of Lake Boyukshor.

Metro station
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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.

Metro station
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is a Baku Metro station in Region, . It was opened on 28 March 1979 and completely refurbished in 2018, reopening on March 26, 2019. 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 . It is part of the 2021 strategic plan for . It refers to the re-development of a portion of Black City, a 221-hectare land area. is situated 7 km south of Lake Boyukshor.

Lake Boyukshor

Latitude
40.44389° or 40° 26′ 38″ north
Longitude
49.87667° or 49° 52′ 36″ east
Elevation
6 metres (20 feet)
Open location code
8HGFCVVG+HM
Geo­Names ID
586980
Wiki­data ID
Q6475048
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Satellite Map

Discover Lake Boyukshor from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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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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