Masazır
Sign in to saveMasazir (; also Masazyr) is a settlement and municipality in the Absheron District of Azerbaijan. It has a population of 18,967 and lies on the Lake Masazir.
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Masazir
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Municipality
- Settlement.image_skyline
- File:MasazirCollection2025.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 300px
- Settlement.image_caption
- Clockwise from top: New apartment blocks; Juma Mosque; Bank Respublika Arena; Salt factory; №3 middle school
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Azerbaijan
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 300
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Rayon
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Absheron
- Settlement.population_total
- 18,967
- Settlement.population_footnotes
- (2024)
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Official name
- Masazır
- Country
- Azerbaijan
- Located in
- Absheron District
- Population
- +3247
- Elevation
- +50
- Time zone
- UTC+04:00
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Article
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- Etymology
- History
- Population
- Geography and climate
- References
Masazir (; also Masazyr) is a settlement and municipality in the Absheron District of Azerbaijan. It has a population of 18,967 and lies on the Lake Masazir.
== Etymology == Masazir is composed of the Persian and the suffix , meaning place with sand. In written sources, other variants such as Musazir, Musadir or Mostazkhir are also found.