Ələt

Ələt
Municipality
New Port of Baku in Alat district, 2018.
Ələt
Coordinates: 39°56′28″N 49°24′22″E / 39.94111°N 49.40611°E / 39.94111; 49.40611
Country Azerbaijan
CityBaku
RaionQaradağ
Population
 • Total
12,765
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+5 (AZT)

Ələt (also, Älät, Aliat, Aljat, Aliaty, Alyat, Alyat-Pristan’, Alyati-Pristan’, Alyaty, and Alyaty-Pristan’) is a settlement and municipality in Baku, Azerbaijan. It has a population of 12,765. The municipality consists of the settlements of Ələt, Pirsaat, Baş Ələt, Yeni Ələt, Qarakosa, Kotal, and Şıxlar.[1] 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.

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References

  1. ^ "Belediyye Informasiya Sistemi" (in Azerbaijani). Archived from the original on September 24, 2008.