Sabail raion
Səbail rayonu | |
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Raion | |
Old City Fountain Deniz Mall and Baku Eye | |
Country | Azerbaijan |
City | Baku |
District | Baku |
Region | Baku Economic Region |
Seat | Sabail District Executive Power |
Government | |
• Head of the Executive Power | Eldar Azizov |
• Mayor | Eldar Azizov |
Area | |
• Total | 29 km2 (11 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 102,300 |
Time zone | UTC+4 |
Postal code | AZ1000 |
Area code | +994 12 |
Website | sabail-ih |
Sabail raion (Azerbaijani: Səbail rayonu) is one of the 12 raions of the capital city of Baku, located on the Caspian shore. It is the oldest district in the city.[2] It contains the Old City 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.[3] Current head of the raion's executive power is Eldar Azizov (since 2015).[4] The governing body includes the juridical, socio-economic and other departments.