Səməd Vurğun
Səməd Vurğun is a village and municipality in the Shamkir Rayon of Azerbaijan. It has a population of 1,433. The village was named after Soviet writer Samad Vurgun.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Locality
- Description: human settlement in Azerbaijan
- Also known as: “Samed Burgun” and “Səməd Vurğun, Azerbaijan”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Shamkir Hydroelectric Power Station.
Shamkir Hydroelectric Power Station
Power station
The Shamkir Hydro Power Plant is one of Azerbaijan's largest hydro power plants having an installed electric capacity of 380 megawatts. It is located on Shamkir reservoir, which is built on the Kura River, in Shamkir Rayon of Azerbaijan, and is owned by Azerenerji, the state-owned electric power company of Azerbaijan. Shamkir Hydroelectric Power Station is situated 3½ km north of Səməd Vurğun.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kür.
Kür
Village
Kür is a village and municipality in the Shamkir Rayon in north-western Azerbaijan. It has a population of 15372.
Səməd Vurğun
- Category: human settlement
- Location: Shamkir District, Azerbaijan, Caucasus, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Persian—“Səməd Vurğun” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Səməd Vurğun”
- Chechen: “Саьмаьд ВургӀун (Шаьмкиран кӀошт)”
- Chechen: “Саьмаьд ВургӀун”
- Dutch: “Səməd Vurğun”
- Greek: “Σαμάντ Βουργκούν”
- Italian: “Səməd Vurğun”
- Malay: “Səməd Vurğun, Azerbaijan”
- Malay: “Səməd Vurğun”
- Persian: “صمد وورغون (آذربایجان)”
- Persian: “صمد وورغون”
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