Bakıxanov

Municipality in Baku, Azerbaijan

40°25′18″N 49°57′52″E / 40.42167°N 49.96444°E / 40.42167; 49.96444Country

AzerbaijanCityBakuDistrictSabunchuPopulation

(2008)^[1]

• Total71,600Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT) • Summer (DST)UTC+5 (AZT)

Bakıxanov (Bakikhanov) is a settlement and municipality in Baku, Azerbaijan. It was named after Abbasgulu Bakikhanov and has a population of 71,600.

It contains a mosque and a public park. On the eastern side of the town is Bulbula Lake. Sabunchu lies near northwestern Bakıxanov.

Prior to 1992, it was known as Stepan Razin, named for the Cossack uprising leader Stepan Razin.^[2]

Transportation

Road

Baku Airport Highway by pass Bakikhanov.

Railroad

The Bakixanov station of Baku suburban railway.

Metro

The Bakixanov Metro Station is planned in this area by Baku Metro in the future.

Notable natives

Huseyn Derya - was an award-winning Azerbaijani rapper and actor.

References

^ World Gazetteer: Azerbaijan ^{[dead link]} – World-Gazetteer.com
^ "Azərbaycan Respublikası Bakı şəhərinin bəzi rayon və qəsəbələrinə, Ağdaş, Bərdə, Qobustan, İmişli, İsmayıll ı, Yevlax, Gədəbəy, Goranboy, Lənkəran, Salyan, Füzuli, Xaçmaz, Cəlilabad rayonlarının bir sıra yaşayış mən təqələrinə yeni adlar verilməsi və inzibati ərazi bölgü sündə qismən dəyişiklik edilməsi haqqında" (in Azerbaijani). Supreme Council of the Republic of Azerbaijan. 29 April 1992. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2015.