Sanqaçal

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

Sangachal
Municipality
Sangachal
Coordinates: 40°10′10″N 49°27′30″E
Country Azerbaijan
CityBaku
RaionQaradağ
Population
 • Total4,108
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+5 (AZT)

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
gollark: ```You traverse the forest in search of the rumored dragon graveyard, but despite your best efforts, you are unable to find anything.```
gollark: So why are there *two*?
gollark: What's the difference between the AR and NDAR?
gollark: DOWN WITH SICKNESS!
gollark: I wonder what happened to the hatcheries. This is weird.

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". 7 (16). Alexander's Gas & Oil Connections. 2002-08-23. Retrieved 2010-01-26.
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