Mingachevir
Mingachevir is the fourth largest city in Azerbaijan with a population of about 106,000. It is often called the "city of lights" because of its hydroelectric power station on the Kura River, which divides the city down the middle.Places of Interest
Highlights include Mingachevir Dam and Azerbaijan Thermal Power Plant.
Mingachevir Dam
Power station
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Mingachevir Dam is an earth-fill embankment dam on the Kura River just north of Mingachevir in Azerbaijan. It serves several purposes, including hydroelectric power production and water storage for irrigation.
Azerbaijan Thermal Power Plant
Power station
Azerbaijan Thermal Power Plant is an oil-fired power plant consisting of 8 units, each with 300 MW generation capacity, at Mingachevir, in central Azerbaijan.
Mingachevir
- Type: City with 106,000 residents
- Also known as: “Mingəçevir”
- Category: locality
- Location: Azerbaijan, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude
40.7714° or 40° 46′ 17″ northLongitude
47.0366° or 47° 2′ 12″ eastPopulation
106,000Open location code
8HG9Q2CP+HMOpenStreetMap ID
way 180800728OpenStreetMap feature
place=city
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From German to Ukrainian—“Mingachevir” goes by many names.
- German: “Mingätschewir”
- Russian: “Мингечевир”
- Ukrainian: “Мінгечаур”
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