Bakıxanov
Bakıxanov | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
Educational Training Center | |
| Coordinates: 40°25′18″N 49°57′52″E / 40.42167°N 49.96444°E | |
| Country | Azerbaijan |
| City | Baku |
| District | Sabunchu |
| Population (2008) | |
• Total | 71,600 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+5 (AZT) |
Bakıxanov (Bakikhanov) is a settlement and municipality in Baku, Azerbaijan. It was named after Abbasgulu Bakikhanov and has a population of 71,600.
It contains a mosque and a public park. On the eastern side of the town is Bulbula Lake. Sabunchu lies near northwestern Bakıxanov.
Prior to 1992, it was known as Stepan Razin, named for the Cossack uprising leader Stepan Razin.