Sanqaçal

Sangachal
Municipality
Azerbaijani: Səngəçal
Sangachal is located in Azerbaijan
Sangachal
Sangachal
Coordinates: 40°10′10″N 49°27′30″E / 40.16944°N 49.45833°E / 40.16944; 49.45833
Country Azerbaijan
CityBaku
RaionGaradagh
Population
[citation needed]
 • Total
4,108
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+5 (AZT)

Sanqaçal (also, Səngəçal and Sangachal) is a settlement and municipality in Baku, Azerbaijan. It has a population of 4,108.[citation needed][when?]

Economy

The settlement is home to Sangachal Terminal. The terminal receives oil from the Azeri-Chirag-Guneshli field and natural gas from the Shah Deniz gas field. The oil is exported via the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline to Turkey's Mediterranean coast and via the Baku-Supsa Pipeline and the Baku-Novorossiysk Pipeline to the Black Sea coast.[1][2]

Plan of a historic caravanserai in the neighborhood

References

  1. ^ U.S. Energy Information Administration. Azerbaijan. Natural Gas Archived 2010-01-09 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "BTC Company formed, first pipeline construction contracts awarded". Vol. 7, no. 16. Alexander's Gas & Oil Connections. 2002-08-23. Archived from the original on 2009-05-28. Retrieved 2010-01-26.
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