Mingachevir
Sign in to saveMingachevir ( ) is the fourth largest city in Azerbaijan with a population of about 106,000. It is often called the "city of lights" because of its hydroelectric power station on the Kura River, which divides the city down the middle.
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Mingachevir is the fourth largest city in Azerbaijan, with about 106,000 residents, and is known as the "city of lights" due to its major hydroelectric power station on the Kura River. The river that powers this facility runs through the middle of the city, making the power station central to both the city's identity and its importance as an energy source.
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Key facts
- Settlement.type
- City
- Settlement.seal_size
- 80px
- Settlement.image_map
- Mingachevir City in Azerbaijan.svg
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Central Aran
- Settlement.leader_title
- Governor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Ilham Ismayilov
- Settlement.established_title
- Founded
- Settlement.established_date
- 1946
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 130
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2020
Article
21 sectionsContents
- History
- Economy
- Reservoir and Hydroelectric power station
- Geothermal Power Station
- Demographics
- Ethnic groups
- Religion
- Climate
- Culture
- Museums
- Music and media
- Parks
- Sports
- Transportation
- Public system
- Education
- Notable natives
- Twin towns – sister cities
- See also
- References
- External links
Mingachevir ( ) is the fourth largest city in Azerbaijan with a population of about 106,000. It is often called the "city of lights" because of its hydroelectric power station on the Kura River, which divides the city down the middle.
The current city was founded in 1948, partly by German prisoners of war captured during World War II. Mingechevir is also home to Mingachevir Polytechnic Institute. The city forms an administrative division of Azerbaijan. The district is located 323 km from the capital Baku and 17 km from the Baku-Tbilisi railway. Geographically, the region is located in the center of the republic on both sides of the Kura River.