Absheron Peninsula

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The Absheron Peninsula is a prominent landform in eastern Azerbaijan that juts into the Caspian Sea and includes the capital city, Baku.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Absheron Peninsula canonical 13
Apsheron Sill 1
Apsheron Sill area 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf peninsula
averageAnnualPrecipitation low
borders Caspian Sea
climateClassification semi-desert and dry steppe
contains Absheron District
Atashgah
surface form: Ateshgah of Baku

Baku
Binagadi District
Garadagh District
Khazar District
Narimanov District
Nizami District
Sabunchu District
Sumqayit
Surakhany District
Yasamal District
country Azerbaijan
extendsInto Caspian Sea
hasCoastlineType areas of rocky coast
mostly low and sandy shores
hasFeature industrial zones
mud volcanoes
natural gas fields
oil fields
salt lakes
semi-arid climate
strong winds
hasHighestPoint low hills not exceeding a few hundred meters
hasInfrastructure Heydar Aliyev International Airport
surface form: Baku Heydar Aliyev International Airport

Baku–Sumqayit railway
hasProtectedArea Absheron National Park
Gizilaghaj State Reserve vicinity
historicallyKnownFor Zoroastrian fire temples
early industrial oil extraction
isEconomicCenterOf Azerbaijan
knownFor Baku oil fields
offshore oil platforms
petroleum industry
seaside resorts
windy weather
locatedIn eastern Azerbaijan
locatedOn western shore of the Caspian Sea
partOf Azerbaijan's economic region of Absheron–Khizi
Caucasus region
populationCenter Baku
surface form: Baku metropolitan area
prevailingWind north-eastern winds
northern winds
shape narrow, elongated projection into the Caspian Sea
timeZone Azerbaijan Time
utcOffset +4

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Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tat language region Absheron Peninsula
Baku partOf Absheron Peninsula
Middle Caspian hasSubregion Absheron Peninsula
this entity surface form: Apsheron Sill area
Middle Caspian containsFeature Absheron Peninsula
this entity surface form: Apsheron Sill
Baku Uyezd locatedOn Absheron Peninsula
Tat people region Absheron Peninsula
Caspian Sea region contains Absheron Peninsula
Southern Tat region Absheron Peninsula
Caucasian Tat region Absheron Peninsula
Bakuvian associatedWithHistoricalRegion Absheron Peninsula
Baku Crystal Hall region Absheron Peninsula
Baku City Executive Power locatedIn Absheron Peninsula
Icherisheher locatedIn Absheron Peninsula
Baku Olympic Stadium region Absheron Peninsula