Sabail raion

A view of Sabail, at the night
Locator map of Sabail raion in Baku
Park Bulvar Mall in Sabayil, Baku
Azerbaijan Carpet Museum

Sabail raion (Azerbaijani: Səbail rayonu) is a raion of Baku, located on the Caspian shore. It contains the Old town of Baku and the Baku Boulevard as well as the settlements Badamdar and Bibiheybət, the administrative territorial divisions no. 1 and no. 2, the municipalities of Badamdar, Bibiheybət and Sabail, and is bordered by the raions of Nasimi, Yasamal and Garadagh.[1]

Area: 29 km2.[1] Population: 100,500 (2016).[2]

Originally named Bayil Bibi-Heybat, the raion assumed the name of Joseph Stalin in 1931 and in 1960 was renamed after 26 Baku Commissars. On April 29, 1992, the raion gained the name of Sabail, the historical architectural ensemble about 350 m south-west to the Baku Bay.

Current head of the raion's executive power is Eldar Azizov (since 2015).[3] The governing body includes the juridical, socio-economic and other departments.

  1. ^ a b "About". Executive Power of Sabail Raion. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Territories, number and density of population by towns and regions of the Republic of Azerbaijan". The State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Archived from the original on 27 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Head of the Executive Power". Executive Power of Sabail Raion. Retrieved 7 May 2017.