Sanqaçal

Sangachal
Municipality
Sangachal
Coordinates: 40°10′10″N 49°27′30″E / 40.16944°N 49.45833°E / 40.16944; 49.45833Coordinates: 40°10′10″N 49°27′30″E / 40.16944°N 49.45833°E / 40.16944; 49.45833
Country  Azerbaijan
City Baku
Raion Qaradağ
Population
  Total 4,108
Time zone AZT (UTC+4)
  Summer (DST) AZT (UTC+5)

Sanqaçal (also, Səngəçal and Sangachal) is a settlement and municipality in Baku, Azerbaijan. It has a population of 4,108.

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.

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