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Absheron Peninsula

The Absheron Peninsula is a peninsula in . It is the location of , the most populous city of the country, and the Baku Metropolitan Area, with its satellite cities Sumqayit and Khyrdalan.
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  • Type: Peninsula
  • Description: peninsula in the Caspian Sea
  • Also known as: “Absheron peninsula” and “Apsheron”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ramana Castle and Zabrat Airport.

Castle
Photo: Röyal Babayev, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ramana Tower – is a historical architectural monument located in the village of the district in . The palace has been registered as a monument of global significance by the Ministry of Culture of Azerbaijan Republic.

Aerodrome
Photo: ChanisCaucasi, CC BY 4.0.
is a public use located 6 nm northeast of , .

Restaurant
Photo: Vugarİbadov, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is one of the principal performing arts centers and music venues of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sabunchu and Suraxanı.

Town
district is a district of Baku city.

Town
or Surakhany is a town in the eastern part of , administrative center of raion of agglomeration. It is located in the Absheron peninsula, at an altitude of 12 meters above sea level, 30 km to the north-east from Baku.

Absheron Peninsula

Latitude
40.46667° or 40° 28′ north
Longitude
50° east
Population
4,640,000
Elevation
27 metres (89 feet)
Open location code
8HGGF282+M2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 11229835806
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peninsula
Geo­Names ID
9165879
Wiki­data ID
Q336969
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Satellite Map

Discover Absheron Peninsula from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Absheron Peninsula” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “أبشرون”
  • Armenian: “Աբշերոն թերակղզի”
  • Armenian: “Աթշի”
  • Armenian: “Ապշերոն թերակղզի”
  • Armenian: “Ապշերոնյան թերակղզի”
  • Armenian: “Ափչերոն”
  • Avaric: “Апшерон бащдаб чӀинкӀиллъи”
  • Azerbaijani: “Abşeron yarımadası”
  • Azerbaijani: “Abşeron”
  • Bashkir: “Апшерон ярымутрауы”
  • Basque: “Abseron”
  • Basque: “Abşeron”
  • Bavarian: “Abşeron (Hoibinsl)”
  • Bavarian: “Abşeron”
  • Belarusian: “Апшэронскі паўвостраў”
  • Bulgarian: “Абшерон”
  • Bulgarian: “Абшеронски полуостров”
  • Bulgarian: “Апшерон”
  • Bulgarian: “Апшеронски полуостров”
  • Catalan: “Península d’Abşeron”
  • Cebuano: “Absheron peninsula”
  • Chinese: “阿普歇伦半岛”
  • Chinese: “阿普舍隆半岛”
  • Chinese: “阿普舍隆半島”
  • Chuvash: “Апшерон çурутравĕ”
  • Croatian: “Apšeron”
  • Czech: “Apšeron”
  • Czech: “Apšeronský poloostrov (Ázerbájdžán)”
  • Czech: “Apšeronský poloostrov”
  • Danish: “Apsjeron”
  • Danish: “Apsjeronhalvøen”
  • Dutch: “Apsjeron”
  • Esperanto: “duoninsulo Abŝeron”
  • Esperanto: “Duoninsulo Abŝeron”
  • Estonian: “Abşeroni poolsaar”
  • Finnish: “Abşeron”
  • Finnish: “Apšeron”
  • Finnish: “Apšeronin niemimaa”
  • Finnish: “Apsheron”
  • French: “Abcheron”
  • French: “Abseron (peninsule)”
  • French: “Abşeron (peninsule)”
  • French: “péninsule d’Abşeron”
  • French: “Péninsule d’Abşeron”
  • Georgian: “აფშერონის ნახევარკუნძული”
  • German: “Abşeron”
  • German: “Apscheron”
  • German: “Apšeronský poloostrov (Ázerbájdžán)”
  • German: “Halbinsel Abşeron”
  • Hebrew: “חצי האי אפשרון”
  • Hungarian: “Abşeron-félsziget”
  • Italian: “penisola di Abşeron”
  • Italian: “Penisola di Abşeron”
  • Japanese: “アブシェロン半島”
  • Kazakh: “Абшерон түбегі”
  • Kazakh: “Апшерон түбегі”
  • Kirghiz: “Апшeрон жарым аралы”
  • Korean: “압셰론반도”
  • Latin: “Paeninsula Abscheronica”
  • Latvian: “Abšeronas pussala”
  • Lithuanian: “Apšerono pusiasalis”
  • Mingrelian: “აფშერონიშ ჩქონი”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Abşeron yarımadası”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Abşeron-halvøya”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Absjeronhalvøya”
  • Persian: “شبه‌جزیره آب‌شوران”
  • Polish: “Półwysep Apszeron”
  • Polish: “Półwysep Apszeroński”
  • Portuguese: “Abşeron”
  • Portuguese: “Absheron”
  • Portuguese: “Apsheron”
  • Portuguese: “Península de Absheron”
  • Romanian: “Peninsula Abşeron”
  • Romanian: “Peninsula Apșeron”
  • Russian: “Апшерон”
  • Russian: “Апшеронский полуостров”
  • Slovak: “Apšeronský polostrov”
  • Spanish: “Peninsula de Absheron”
  • Spanish: “Península de Absheron”
  • Spanish: “Península de Absherón”
  • Swedish: “Abseron”
  • Swedish: “Abşeron”
  • Swedish: “Absheron peninsula”
  • Swedish: “Absheron”
  • Swedish: “Absjeron”
  • Swedish: “Apsheron”
  • Swedish: “Apsjeron”
  • Swedish: “Apsjeronhalvön”
  • Tajik: “Обшӯрон (нимҷазира)”
  • Tajik: “Обшӯрон”
  • Tamil: “அப்சரோன்”
  • Tatar: “Апшерон ярымутравы”
  • Turkish: “Abşeron Yarımadası”
  • Turkish: “Apşeron Yarımadası”
  • Turkmen: “Abşeron ýarymadasy”
  • Ukrainian: “Абшеронський півострів”
  • Ukrainian: “Апшерон”
  • Ukrainian: “Апшеронський півострів”
  • Uzbek: “Apsheron yarim oroli”
  • Uzbek: “Apsheron Yarim Oroli”
  • Vietnamese: “Bán đảo Absheron”
  • “Absheron”
  • “Absheron Peninsula”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Şuşa Qəsəbəsi \ Ramana and Yeni Romana.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Həzrəti Zeynəb Məscidi and 21 saylı Xəstəxana \ Ramana.

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