Sanqaçal
Sanqaçal (also, Səngəçal and Sangachal) is a settlement and municipality in Baku, Azerbaijan. It has a population of 4,108.
Sangachal | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
| Azerbaijani: Səngəçal | |
  Sangachal | |
| Coordinates: 40°10′10″N 49°27′30″E | |
| Country |  Azerbaijan |
| City | Baku |
| Raion | Garadagh |
| Population | |
| • Total | 4,108 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+5 (AZT) |
Economy
The settlement is home to Sangachal Terminal. The terminal receives oil from the Azeri-Chirag-Guneshli field and natural gas from the Shah Deniz gas field. The oil is exported via the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline to Turkey's Mediterranean coast and via the Baku-Supsa Pipeline and the Baku-Novorossiysk Pipeline to the Black Sea coast.[1][2]
Plan of a historic caravanserai in the neighborhood
References
- U.S. Energy Information Administration. Azerbaijan. Natural Gas Archived 2010-01-09 at the Wayback Machine
- "BTC Company formed, first pipeline construction contracts awarded". Vol. 7, no. 16. Alexander's Gas & Oil Connections. 2002-08-23. Archived from the original on 2009-05-28. Retrieved 2010-01-26.
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