Bankə

Bankə
Municipality
Bankə
Coordinates: 39°25′12″N 49°14′51″E / 39.42000°N 49.24750°E / 39.42000; 49.24750Coordinates: 39°25′12″N 49°14′51″E / 39.42000°N 49.24750°E / 39.42000; 49.24750
Country  Azerbaijan
Rayon Neftchala
Population (2008)[1]
  Total 7,574
Time zone AZT (UTC+4)
  Summer (DST) AZT (UTC+5)

Bankə (also, Bank, Banka, Bankov, Imeni Kirova, Rybokombinat Imeni Kirova, Severo-Vostochnyy Bank, and Severo-Vostotchnyi Bank) is a village and the most populous municipality, except for the capital Neftçala, in the Neftchala Rayon of Azerbaijan. It has a population of 7,574.

Etymology

The city's name comes from Azerbaijani version of fishing bank.[2]

References

  1. World Gazetteer: Azerbaijan World-Gazetteer.com
  2. "QARA KÜRÜ 17-ci ƏSRƏDƏK KASIB YEMƏYİ OLUB". musavat.com (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 10 November 2014.

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