Sumgait (/ˌsuːmɡɑːˈiːt/;[2] Azerbaijani: Sumqayıt, Azerbaijani:[sumɡɑˈjɯt]ⓘ) is a city in Azerbaijan, located near the Caspian Sea, on the Absheron Peninsula, about 31 kilometres (19 miles) away from the capital Baku. The city had a population of 422,600 at the 2019 Census,[3] (excluding the population in the occupied territories at the time of Census) making it the second largest city in Azerbaijan after Baku.
The city has a territory of 83 square kilometres (32 sq mi). It was founded as a suburb of Baku in 1944 and received city status on 22 November 1949, growing into a major industrial center during the Soviet period.[4] The municipality of Sumgait also includes the settlements of Jorat and Haji Zeynalabdin. It is home to Sumqayit State University.
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^State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan: Census of 1 October 2019.https://www.stat.gov.az/source/demoqraphy/
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Sumgait (/ˌsuːmɡɑːˈiːt/; Azerbaijani: Sumqayıt, Azerbaijani: [sumɡɑˈjɯt] ) is a city in Azerbaijan, located near the Caspian Sea, on the Absheron Peninsula...
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