Ələt (also, Älät, Aliat, Aljat, Aliaty, Alyat, Alyat-Pristan’, Alyati-Pristan’, Alyaty, and Alyaty-Pristan’) is a settlement and municipality in
Baku
Baku (, ; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Azerbaijan, largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and in the Caucasus region. Baku is below sea level, which makes it the List of capital ci ...
,
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan, officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, is a Boundaries between the continents, transcontinental and landlocked country at the boundary of West Asia and Eastern Europe. It is a part of the South Caucasus region and is bounded by ...
. It has a population of 12,765. The municipality consists of the settlements of Ələt,
Pirsaat,
Baş Ələt,
Yeni Ələt,
Qarakosa,
Kotal, and
Şıxlar.
It is the nearest settlement to the
Port of Baku, which was greatly expanded in 2018 to move cargo operations from the city of Baku, lying 70 km to the north.
See also
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Gil Island (Azerbaijan)
References
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Populated places in Baku
Port cities in Azerbaijan
Municipalities of Baku
Populated coastal places in Azerbaijan
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