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Neftçala
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Neftchala () is a city and the capital of the Neftchala District of Azerbaijan.

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Place details

Locality
Neftçala
Region
Neftçala
Country
Azərbaycan
Population
18,661
Timezone
Asia/Baku

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Key facts

Settlement.name
Neftçala
Settlement.settlement_type
City and Municipality
Settlement.shield_size
80x110px
Settlement.image_skyline
200px
Settlement.image_caption
Monument to Turkish martyrs
Settlement.pushpin_map
Azerbaijan
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
District
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Neftchala
Settlement.established_title
Established
Settlement.established_date
1959
Settlement.population_as_of
2010
Settlement.population_total
20510
Settlement.timezone
AZT
Settlement.utc_offset
+4
Settlement.elevation_m
−26
Settlement.area_code
+994 153

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
city
Official name
Trest qəsəbə
Country
Azerbaijan
Population
22072
Time zone
UTC+04:00
Official website
www.neftchala-ih.gov.az
Image
Türk şəhidlərinin abidəsi (Neftçala)-3.jpg
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Commons category
Neftçala
inception
1959-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview

13 sections
Contents
  • Etymology
  • History
  • Geography
  • Demographics
  • Economy
  • Culture
  • Sports
  • Transport
  • Public transport
  • Education
  • Notable residents
  • References
  • External links

Neftchala () is a city and the capital of the Neftchala District of Azerbaijan.

== Etymology == The origin of the city name is Persian ("naft" meaning oil or petroleum) and Azerbaijani ("çala" meaning trench), meaning oil trench.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Neftçala” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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