Fun fact 1 about Sumqayit
city
The name of the city comes from the name of the Mongol tribe Sugaut.
Sumqayit
Azerbaijan
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city
Sumqayit
Azerbaijan
Country
Azerbaijan
Population
346.7K
Coordinates
40.59, 49.67
Sumgait, officially Sumqayit; ; is a city in Azerbaijan, located near the Caspian Sea, on the Absheron Peninsula, about 31 kilometres away from the capital Baku. The city had a population of 427,000 at the beginning of 2024, making it the second largest city in Azerbaijan after Baku.
From the “Etymology” section
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