Nardaran
40°33′22″N 50°00′20″E / 40.55611°N 50.00556°E
Nardaran | |
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Municipality | |
| Coordinates: 40°33′22″N 50°00′20″E / 40.55611°N 50.00556°E | |
| Country | Azerbaijan |
| City | Baku |
| Raion | Sabunchu |
| Population (2008) | |
• Total | 8,300 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
| • Summer (DST) | AZT |
| Amburan Lighthouse Amburan mayakı | |
| Constructed | 1882 |
| Construction | masonry (foundation), masonry (tower) |
| Height | 12 m (39 ft) |
| Shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and light atop the lantern attached to a 2-storey keeper's house |
| Markings | white (tower), red (roof) |
| Power source | mains electricity |
| First lit | 1884 |
| Focal height | 72 m (236 ft) |
| Characteristic | Oc(2) W 15s |
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Nardaran is a settlement and municipality on the Abşeron Peninsula in Baku, Azerbaijan. It has a population of 8,300. Located 25 kilometers northeast of central Baku, it is politically part of the Baku city-subdivision and treated as a suburb. Unlike most of the rest of the country, which is religiously liberal, Nardaran is a center of conservative Shi'a Islam and pro-Iranian sentiment in Azerbaijan.
Nardaran's name comes from Persian: nar (pomegranate)نار + daran (trees) داران, i.e. "place with pomegranate trees".
The town is the site of a 14th-century castle, featuring a round tower approximately 12.5 meters high. During Soviet rule, the town was known as a center for growing flowers. Since Azerbaijan's independence, the economy has dwindled and the town is reputed for its caviar poachers.