Absheron Peninsula

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The Absheron Peninsula is a prominent landform in eastern Azerbaijan that juts into the Caspian Sea and includes the capital city, Baku.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Absheron Peninsula canonical 48
Apsheron Sill 1
Apsheron Sill area 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf peninsula
averageAnnualPrecipitation low
borders Caspian Sea
climateClassification semi-desert and dry steppe
contains Absheron District
Ateshgah of Baku
linked to: Atashgah

Baku
Binagadi District
Garadagh District
Khazar District
Narimanov District
Nizami District
Sabunchu District
Sumqayit
Surakhany District
Yasamal District
country Azerbaijan
extendsInto Caspian Sea
hasCoastlineType areas of rocky coast
mostly low and sandy shores
hasFeature industrial zones
mud volcanoes
natural gas fields
oil fields
salt lakes
semi-arid climate
strong winds
hasHighestPoint low hills not exceeding a few hundred meters
hasInfrastructure Baku Heydar Aliyev International Airport
Baku–Sumqayit railway
hasProtectedArea Absheron National Park
Gizilaghaj State Reserve vicinity
historicallyKnownFor Zoroastrian fire temples
early industrial oil extraction
isEconomicCenterOf Azerbaijan
knownFor Baku oil fields
offshore oil platforms
petroleum industry
seaside resorts
windy weather
locatedIn eastern Azerbaijan
locatedOn western shore of the Caspian Sea
partOf Azerbaijan's economic region of Absheron–Khizi
Caucasus region
populationCenter Baku metropolitan area
linked to: Baku
prevailingWind north-eastern winds
northern winds
shape narrow, elongated projection into the Caspian Sea
timeZone Azerbaijan Time
utcOffset +4

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Referenced by (50)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tat language region Absheron Peninsula
Baku partOf Absheron Peninsula
Middle Caspian hasSubregion Apsheron Sill area
linked to: Absheron Peninsula
Middle Caspian containsFeature Apsheron Sill
linked to: Absheron Peninsula
Baku Uyezd locatedOn Absheron Peninsula
Tat people region Absheron Peninsula
Caspian Sea region contains Absheron Peninsula
Southern Tat region Absheron Peninsula
Caucasian Tat region Absheron Peninsula
Bakuvian associatedWithHistoricalRegion Absheron Peninsula
Baku Crystal Hall region Absheron Peninsula
Baku City Executive Power locatedIn Absheron Peninsula
Icherisheher locatedIn Absheron Peninsula
Baku Olympic Stadium region Absheron Peninsula
Baku oil fields locatedIn Absheron Peninsula
Sumqayit partOf Absheron Peninsula
Sabunchi oil field locatedIn Absheron Peninsula
Government House, Baku locatedIn Absheron Peninsula
Yazili Tepe locatedIn Absheron Peninsula
Yanardag locatedIn Absheron Peninsula
Atashgah locatedOn Absheron Peninsula
Tats of Azerbaijan primaryLocation Absheron Peninsula
Tati regionOfUse Absheron Peninsula
Absheron economic region locatedIn Absheron Peninsula
Baku Khanate hasTerritory Absheron Peninsula
Great Mosque of Bibi-Heybat region Absheron Peninsula
Baku City Circuit region Absheron Peninsula
Caucasian Tats region Absheron Peninsula
Absheron Tat primaryRegion Absheron Peninsula
Absheron Tat spokenIn Absheron Peninsula
Sabunchu District locatedIn Absheron Peninsula
Absheron District locatedIn Absheron Peninsula
Binagadi District locatedOn Absheron Peninsula
Nizami District locatedOn Absheron Peninsula
Nizami District locatedIn Absheron Peninsula
Yasamal District locatedIn Absheron Peninsula
Azerbaijan rail network connectsRegion Absheron Peninsula
Tat dialect continuum spokenIn Absheron Peninsula
Eastern Azerbaijan includes Absheron Peninsula
subject linked to: eastern Azerbaijan
Eastern Azerbaijan hasIndustrialArea Absheron Peninsula
subject linked to: eastern Azerbaijan
Surakhany District locatedIn Absheron Peninsula
Garadagh District locatedIn Absheron Peninsula
Narimanov District locatedIn Absheron Peninsula
Baku–Sumqayit railway locatedIn Absheron Peninsula
Baku–Sumqayit railway connectsThrough Absheron Peninsula
Absheron National Park locatedIn Absheron Peninsula
Muslim Tat historicalRegion Absheron Peninsula