Caucasus
Azerbaijan
Baku Region

Boyuk Zira Lighthouse

Boyuk Zira Lighthouse is a lighthouse in the north of Island, in the Caspian Sea, .
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  • Type: Lighthouse
  • Description: lighthouse in Azerbaijan
  • Also known as: “Boyuk Zira”, “Boyuk Zira lighthouse”, and “Nargin lighthouse”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Boyuk Zira.

Island
Photo: Mosbatho, CC BY 4.0.
, also known as Nargin, is an island in the Caspian Sea. It is one of the islands of located in the Baku bay near city.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bibiheybǝt and Zığ.

Village
Photo: Interfase, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bibiheybət is a municipality in , . It has a population of 1,451. In 1846, the Russians drilled an exploratory oil well to a depth of 21 m. is situated 8 km west of Boyuk Zira Lighthouse.

Suburb
Photo: HUSEYIN Y, CC BY 3.0.
is a municipality in , . It has a population of 15,755. is situated 9 km northeast of Boyuk Zira Lighthouse.

Boyuk Zira Lighthouse

Latitude
40.2957° or 40° 17′ 45″ north
Longitude
49.92276° or 49° 55′ 22″ east
Open location code
8HGF7WWF+74
Open­Street­Map ID
way 249026719
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­lighthouse
Wiki­data ID
Q4286383
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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Russian—“Boyuk Zira Lighthouse” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: “Böyük Zirə mayakı”
  • Georgian: “ბოიუქ-ზირის შუქურა”
  • Russian: “Маяк на острове Бёюк Зиря”
  • Russian: “Маяк на острове Бёюк-Зиря”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Boyuk Zira Lighthouse”. Photo: Mistelblume, CC BY-SA 4.0.