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30-574: There are three districts, of which two are urban (Baku and Sumqayit) and one is suburban ( Absheron Rayon ). It extends 60 km (37 mi) eastward into the Caspian Sea , and reaches a maximum width of 30 km (19 mi). Though technically the easternmost extension of the Caucasus Mountains , the landscape is only mildly hilly, a gently undulating plain that ends in a long spit of sand dunes known as Shah Dili, and now declared

60-534: A series of oak-veneer “cocoons”. There is Vanderlande baggage handling system in Terminal 1, as well as L-3 equipment for thorough baggage inspection and scanners designed to obtain a layered image of the internal structure of the object. 30 Schindler escalators and 21 elevators are installed in Terminal 1. Terminal 1 is equipped with a Building Management System (BMS) which is designed to automate processes and operations that are implemented in modern buildings and

90-470: A southeast continuous of the Greater Caucasus , its Quaternary deposits are isolated. The Absheron Peninsula has a temperate semi-arid climate ( Köppen climate classification : BSk ) with warm and dry summers, cool and occasionally wet winters, and strong winds all year long. The peninsula is the most arid part of Azerbaijan ( precipitation here is around or less than 200 mm (8 in)

120-541: A year). The majority of the light annual precipitation occurs in seasons other than summer, but none of these seasons are particularly wet. The natural vegetation of the Absheron Peninsula is dry steppe and semi-desert . Due to the semi-arid climate, local agriculture requires irrigation . Petrochemical and refining industries on the peninsula have had environmental impacts on the Caspian Sea shore and

150-716: Is 110–550 mm. One of the most important parts of the landscape is mud volcanoes, hills, and landfalls. The biggest one is the Lokbatan Mud Cone, which erupted in October 2001. The region has eight settlements, seven villages and one city. A total of 856.8 kilometres (532.4 mi) of roads pass through the district. Over 107 industrial entities are located in the Absheron district. Private enterprises account for 85% of industrial enterprises. 85% of them are private entities. There are 43 construction enterprises in

180-473: Is 20 kilometers northeast of Baku, connected to the city by a highway. It serves as the hub for national carrier Azerbaijan Airlines as well as for Azal Avia Cargo , Buta Airways and Silk Way West Airlines . The Baku airport gained a direct link to North America when Azerbaijan Airlines began flying to New York City in September 2014. The airport consists of two passenger terminals, Terminal 1 being

210-491: Is 3,995 by 60 m (13,106 ft 11 in by 196 ft 10 in), while runway 17/35 is 3,200 by 50 m (10,498 ft 8 in by 164 ft 1 in). FlyInn (formerly the Sheraton) Baku Airport Hotel with 205 rooms is located on the territory of Heydar Aliyev International Airport. BakuBus H1 buses run 24 hours a day from 28 May Metro Station to Baku Airport. The traffic interval

240-466: Is 30 minutes in the afternoon and hourly at night. The airport is reached from Baku (and back) by private taxi in about 20 minutes. The airport can be reached by car from the capital either on the airport highway via Heydar Aliyev Avenue, or on Zikh highway via Nobel Avenue. Parking is available in lots at each terminal, with a total capacity of 1,600 vehicles. Baku International Airport will be eventually linked by Azerbaijan Railways [REDACTED] to

270-559: Is given to gardening and olive growing. In the sheep farming , raising the local stock of "Gala" with semi-hard or hard skin prevails. The region is located in the southeastern part of the Greater Caucasus. The highest point of the Absheron Peninsula is the Segerdag Mountain which is 676 meters above sea level. There are a number of salt lakes on the territory of the peninsula. The average rainfall in this area

300-574: Is one of the 66 districts of Azerbaijan . Located in the east of the country, it belongs to the Absheron-Khizi Economic Region . The district borders the districts of Khizi , Gobustan , Baku , Hajigabul , Salyan , and the city of Sumgait . Its capital and largest city is Khyrdalan . As of 2020, the district had a population of 214,100. Although the district shares the same name as the Absheron Peninsula ,

330-523: Is situated partially on Absheron Peninsula and partially inland. Absheron is located on the west coast of the Caspian Sea. It is located in the border with Sumgayit city, Gobustan locale, Sabunchu region, Garadagh and Binagadi regions of Baku. Absheron district is located in a dry subtropical climate zone, the climatic conditions are semi-desert and dry-desert. The basic part of its economy is agricultural production which develops in two directions: plant growing and cattle breeding. More attention in plant growing

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360-707: Is the busiest airport both in Azerbaijan and in the South Caucasus as well as one of the busiest in the post-Soviet countries . Formerly, it was called Bina International Airport, after a suburb of the Azerbaijani capital Baku . On 10 March 2004, the airport was renamed after Heydar Aliyev , the long-standing Soviet party boss in the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic and later president of Azerbaijan . The airport

390-447: Is the technical basis of the so-called intelligent buildings. Also, Terminal 1 is equipped with a separate system of resource support, such as electricity, lighting, ventilation, heating, air conditioning, water supply, and sewerage. Architect Viktor Denisov is the author of the project of Terminal 2, which currently serves both domestic flights (South entrance) and international flights of low-cost airlines (North entrance). The project

420-464: Is unable to permeate the thick clays to reach underlying sequences, by the overlying layers of sediment deposits have a lower salinity . In the western areas of the peninsula there are outcrops of low permeability clays from the Cretaceous, Palaogene, Neogene, and Lower Pliocene. These clays are deeper in the eastern areas and covered by Quaternary sediments. Although the peninsula is tectonically

450-529: The Absheron National Park . In this part, the peninsula is dissected by ravines and characterized by frequent salt lakes . The name "Absheron" comes from Persian āb šuran (salty waters). This also gave its name to the city of Apsheronsk in Russia . According to Conrad Malte-Brun in 1810, an alternative name for the peninsula was Okoressa. During the late 19th century exploitation of

480-622: The Baku Suburban Railway . Westward of [REDACTED] Baku Metro stations are able for fast Transfer to Baku Suburban Railway at 28 May and Jafar Jabbarli Metro Stations. Also Eastward Stations on Koroglu and future Bakikhanov as well as   M-11 stations. Boyuk Shor Highway , is a highway in Baku, Azerbaijan. It begins at the Koroglu Metro station at the intersection of Heydar Aliyev Avenue with

510-841: The 19th century by Haji Safarali in Novkhany , Albattin mosque in Fatmai which goes back to the 18th century. Aside from religious monuments, there are many monuments pertaining to the social life of people in past centuries. For example, hamams built in the Middle Ages by Haji Kazim in Qobu village and another one built by Meshadi Imam Bakhish in Khyrdalan. Ancient wells which provided water supply to people living in this territory are still used in Ashaghy Guzdak and Khyrdalan. Tombs from

540-723: The 8th - 18th centuries are also preserved: in Fatmai , Digah , Masazyr , Hokmali and Saray. According to the Annual Report of the State Statistics Committee , the total number of population of the district was 91.2 thousand in 2000. This number increased by nearly 25 times in 2018. During the last year, the organization of cultural events, historical events, literary and artistic nights and meetings and these organizations and meetings were organized and widely shown on different TV channels and mass media. For

570-528: The Absheron is known for its flowers, horticulture, mulberries and figs. The northern coast has wide though less-than-pristine beaches which are popular local tourist attractions. Wealthy people have settled in the Absheron Peninsula, including Robert Nobel and Zeynalabdin Taghiyev . There are natural resources such as oil, lime, sand and salt in the peninsula. The peninsula has famous lakes like Masazir, Khojahasan and Boyuk Shor. Several ancient oil wells of

600-483: The area covered by the district is not conterminous, being further west and mostly inland. Absheron District was founded in 1963 by the Soviet government to assure enough labour force, highly educated professional staff and necessary provisions are given to enterprises and firms, kolkhozes and collective farms, poultry and agrarian industries, construction centres, scientific-research institutes and laboratories present on

630-399: The area. 52 industrial entities are connected to agriculture and food production and only one, to camel-raising. Heydar Aliyev International Airport Heydar Aliyev International Airport ( Azerbaijani : Heydar Aliyev adına Beynəlxalq Hava Limanı ) ( IATA : GYD , ICAO : UBBB ) is one of the seven international airports serving Azerbaijan . Heydar Aliyev International Airport

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660-512: The departures and arrivals areas. Terminal 1 contains five lounges and a spa. Terminal 1 operates jet bridges capable of receiving 12 aircraft simultaneously. Two jet bridges are intended for accommodating the world's largest passenger aircraft, the Airbus A380 . Terminal 1’s four-level engineering concept was developed in 2010 by Arup Group with a tricorn shape and semi-transparent roof. The interior, designed by Turkish company AUTOBAN, has

690-782: The highways of Heydar Aliyev International Airport , Sea port, Baku Railway Station and others which connect the capital to other regions of the country. Major oil and gas pipelines go through here. Baku TRACECA (Transport Corridor Europe–the Caucasus–Asia) is the major point of the international traffic corridor. Within this project, Azerbaijan participates in the re-establishment of the historic Silk Road. 40°27′50″N 49°57′30″E  /  40.46389°N 49.95833°E  / 40.46389; 49.95833 Absheron Rayon 40°27′26″N 49°44′18″E  /  40.457182°N 49.738348°E  / 40.457182; 49.738348 Absheron District ( Azerbaijani : Abşeron rayonu )

720-499: The newer one, and two cargo terminals. Terminal 1 was commissioned in April 2014. Its total area is 65,000 square meters (700,000 sq ft). The terminal is designed for 6 million passengers per year. It currently serves up to 3 million passengers annually. The total parking area is 20,000 square meters (220,000 sq ft) for 600 vehicles. The airport has a wide range of shops, restaurants, cafés, and duty-free stores in both

750-746: The peninsula's petroleum resources caused large scale migrations of Iranian laborers to the Caucasus and Central Asia . The Absheron peninsula is located in eastern Azerbaijan, along the western coast of the Caspian Sea with layers of deposits from the Cretaceous , Palaeogene , Neogene , Pliocene and Quaternary periods. The lithological composition up to the Neogene layers is made up of clays , sandy clays, sands and limestones . Middle Pliocene sediments are sandy clays. These are thick in areas with highly mineralized groundwaters. Fresh groundwater

780-624: The protection and propagation of the intangible cultural heritage of Azerbaijan, the Absheron locale is announced as the "Capital of mastership of Azerbaijan" in 2014 by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. Over the year, major reconstructions were carried out at the House of Culture, the Museum of History and the modern children's music school in Khirdalan was built and put into operation. Absheron

810-472: The sea itself. Local scientists consider the peninsula (including Baku and Sumqayit and the Caspian Sea) to be the ecologically most devastated area in the world. Beginning in the 1870s, the Absheron Peninsula was the site of some of the world's earliest petroleum production. Much of the landscape remains scarred with rusting oil derricks. Despite serious problems with environmental damage and pollution,

840-550: The territories of Baku and Sumgait . There are many historical monuments on the territory of Absheron. For example, in the village of Ashaghy Guzdak , there are agricultural tools from the 19th century. In Goradil village, there is the Abdurrahman mosque pertaining to the 19th century which was built by the villager Haji Gurban, mosques from the 18th century in Mammadli built by Garadaghlilar family, mosque-madrasa built in

870-545: The world are located in the Absheron Peninsula. Azerbaijan is in the first place for the variety of mud volcanoes in Absheron. 400 out of 800 mud volcanoes in the Asia (1100 in the world) are located within the Southern Caspian oil-gas basin as well as in the dry areas of Azerbaijan and other islands in the water area of the Caspian Sea. The main highways of the country are in Baku and the Absheron Peninsula. These are

900-542: Was awarded the first prize in a competition in 1981 and was implemented in 1989. The cargo terminal was opened on March 23, 2005. The terminal building houses companies such as Silk Way Airlines , Imair Air Company, Euroasian Air Services, Lufthansa Cargo and Panalpina . The terminal claims to be able to serve nine Boeing 747 , Antonov An-124 fifteen Ilyushin Il-76 or two Boeing 777 - type aircraft simultaneously. The airport has two near-parallel runways; Runway 16/34

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