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Fun fact 5 about Sumqayit

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The only university in the city is Sumqayit State University, which has approximately 4000 students.

Sumqayit
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Sumqayit

Azerbaijan

Country
Azerbaijan
Population
346.7K
Coordinates
40.59, 49.67
598th most populous city in the world

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.

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