Sabunçu raion
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Sabunçu is a settlement and raion
Raion
A raion is a type of administrative unit of several post-Soviet countries. The term, which is from French rayon 'honeycomb, department,' describes both a type of a subnational entity and a division of a city, and is commonly translated in English as "district"...

 in Baku
Baku
Baku , sometimes spelled as Baki or Bakou, is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. It is located on the southern shore of the Absheron Peninsula, which projects into the Caspian Sea. The city consists of two principal...

, Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...

. It has a population of 222,600. It contains the municipalities of Bakıxanov
Bakixanov
Bakıxanov is a settlement and municipality in Baku, Azerbaijan. It was named after Abbasgulu Bakikhanov and has a population of 70,923....

, Balaxanı
Balaxani
Balaxanı is a settlement and municipality in Baku, Azerbaijan. It has a population of 11,615.- Notable natives :...

, Bilgəh, Kürdəxanı, Maştağa
Mastaga
Maştağa is a settlement and municipality in Baku, Azerbaijan. It has a population of 42,196.- Notable natives :...

, Nardaran
Nardaran
Nardaran is a settlement and municipality on the Abşeron Peninsula in Baku, Azerbaijan. It has a population of 8,300.Located 25 kilometers northeast of central Baku, it is politically part of the Baku city-subdivision and treated as a suburb...

, Pirşağı
Pirsagi
Pirşağı is a settlement and municipality in 34 km away from railway station of Baku, Azerbaijan, located on the northern coast of Absheron, and included into Sabunchu disctrict of Baku city. A seaside climatic resort. It`s considered to be one of the most ancient settlements in Absheron...

, Ramanı, Sabunçu
Sabunçu, Baku
Sabunçu is a settlement and municipality in Baku, Azerbaijan. It has a population of 22,344.Until the beginning of the 20th century, the Sabunçu region was producing 35 percent of Baku's oil...

, and Zabrat
Zabrat
Zabrat is a settlement and municipality in Baku, Azerbaijan. It has a population of 22,497....

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