Naftalan, Azerbaijan
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Naftalan | |
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Coordinates: 40°30′24″N 46°49′30″E / 40.50667°N 46.82500°E | |
Country | Azerbaijan |
Rayon | Naftalan |
Population (2010)[1] | |
• Total | 7,800 |
Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+5 (AZT) |
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Naftalan is a city in Azerbaijan. It is surrounded by the rayon of Goranboy. It is on an agricultural plain near the Lesser Caucasus Mountains. The word naftalan also means a petroleum product which can be got there.
Archaeological findings in the region date to the 12th century AD.
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