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Bibiheybət (also, Bibiheybat, Bibiheibat, Bibi-Heybat, Bibi-Heibat; formerly known as Khanlar, Euwbet, Helenendorf, and Shikhovo) is a 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 ...
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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 1,451. In 1846, the Russians drilled an exploratory
oil well An oil well is a drillhole boring in Earth that is designed to bring petroleum oil hydrocarbons to the surface. Usually some natural gas is released as associated petroleum gas along with the oil. A well that is designed to produce only gas m ...
to a depth of 21 m. It was the first oil well in the world that was drilled instead of dug by hand. In the 1890s, a large oil field was discovered offshore, which led to land reclamation in 1924 to produce the field. Pavel Pototsky was one of the prime founders of the oil bay around Bibiheybat.Azerbaijan's Oil History
/ref> In 2007, as part of the expansion of the Bibiheybat Motorway and the reconstruction of the Bibiheybat Mosque, dozens of families were relocated to new, modern homes. Alongside these developments, a stadium, a kindergarten, and other facilities were also rebuilt. A recreational park was created around the newly renovated stadium to offer the local community a space for cultural and leisure activities.


Places of interest

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Bibi-Heybat Mosque The Bibi-Heybat Mosque () is located in the village of Bibiheybət, near Baku, Azerbaijan. The current structure, completed in the 1990s, replicates the original 13th-century mosque built at the behest of Shirvanshah Farrukhzad II Ibn Ahsitan II ...


Transportation

E60 Highway by pass Bibiheybat. The Bibiheybet Metro Station is planned in this area by
Baku Metro Baku Metro () is a rapid transit system serving Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. First opened on 6 November 1967 when Azerbaijan was part of the Soviet Union, its features are typical of former Soviet Union, Soviet systems, including very deep ...
in the future.


See also

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Petroleum industry in Azerbaijan The petroleum industry in Azerbaijan produced about 33 million tonnes of oil and 35 billion cubic meters of gas in 2022. Azerbaijan is one of the birthplaces of the oil industry. The State Oil Company of the Republic of Azerbaijan ( SOCAR), a f ...


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