Nizami raion

Raion in Baku, Azerbaijan

40°23′N 49°50′E / 40.383°N 49.833°E / 40.383; 49.833Country

AzerbaijanCityBakuPopulation

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• Total201,239Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT) • Summer (DST)UTC+4 (AZT)

Nizami Rayon (Azerbaijani: Nizami Rayonu, Низами Рајону, نیظامی رایوننو) is a municipal district of the city of Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. Its population is 201,239, and it includes the municipality of Keşlə.^[1] Of these, 25,626 lives in Keşlə municipality. The raion's area is 19.6 km².^[2]

Name

The district is named after poet Nizami Ganjavi. There is an urban type settlement called 8th kilometer at Nizami raion. The stadium "Bakcell Arena" is situated at 8th kilometer district of Nizami raion.^[3]

References

^ "Əhalisi". AZƏRBAYCAN RESPUBLİKASI BAKI ŞƏHƏRİ NİZAMİ RAYONU İCRA HAKİMİYYƏTİ. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
^ "Rayon haqqında". AZƏRBAYCAN RESPUBLİKASI BAKI ŞƏHƏRİ NİZAMİ RAYONU İCRA HAKİMİYYƏTİ. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
^ "New decision on "Bakcell Arena" from Bakcell and AFFA". Bakcell. 3 March 2018. Retrieved 4 March 2022.