Binagadi ( or ''Şestoy''; also ''Binagadi'', ''Binoghad'' or ''Shestoy'') is a
raion
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in
Baku
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,
Azerbaijan
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. The rayon has a population of 240,800, of which 112,000 are in the municipality. Binagadi district (former Kirov region) is located in Baku administrative area and is located 10.5 km from the city center, in the North-West of the
Absheron Peninsula
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. Territory is 147,06 sq. M, administrative center is M. Rasulzadeh settlement.
Name
The former name of the district was the Kirov region and was named "Binagadi district" on April 29, 1992, by the decision of the National Council of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
Demographics
The number of permanent residents living in the region is 264,600 and the actual population is about 400,000.
Municipalities
The raion contains 5 municipalities:
Bilajary
Bilajary () is a settlement and municipality in Baku, Azerbaijan. It has a population of 45,008. The municipality consists of the settlements of Bilajary and Sulutepe.
Transportation
Baku suburban railway
The Baku suburban railway () or Absher ...
(settlement and village),
Binagadi,
Hocasan,
Rəsulzadə,
28 May
Events Pre-1600
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(settlement district administrative districts), 4 microdistricts (6, 7, 8 and 9 micro district), 7 and 8 microdistricts, Darnagul residential area There are No 2 Administrative Area Territory (IDA) No. 2 covering the 6th and 9th micro-district borders.
There are 5 municipalities in the district, which have local self-governing bodies. Binagadi municipality covering the boundaries of the Area 1 and No. 2 and Darnagul settlement, Rasulzadeh municipality covering the boundaries of Rasulzade, Bilajari municipality covering Bilajary settlement, Binagadi settlement municipality, Binagadi settlement, Khojasan, Sulu- hill, and Khojashen municipality, which covers the boundaries of May 28.
Transportation
The
Binagadi 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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Battle of Binagadi, 1918
References
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Districts of Baku
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