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175:Surface area
1606:Inter Arena
1576:Dalga Arena
1248:Park Bulvar
1233:Buta Palace
1066:Chin Mosque
1056:Jinn Mosque
846:Mingachevir
831:Jeyranbatan
688:Shamkirchay
631:Khachinchay
476:16 November
417:16 November
388:16 November
367:16 November
346:16 November
237:Azerbaijani
158:Max. length
118: /
93:Coordinates
1795:Categories
1652:Baku Metro
866:Vileshchay
841:Khudafarin
826:Giz Galasi
808:Reservoirs
788:Masazirgol
708:Turağayçay
698:Ağdabançay
651:Pirsaatçay
601:Bolgarchay
591:Astarachay
322:References
249:Azerbaijan
245:Boyuk Shor
224:References
192:Max. depth
166:Max. width
149:Azerbaijan
106:49°53′15″E
103:40°27′02″N
86:Azerbaijan
952:landmarks
783:Maral-gol
773:Hajikabul
763:Boyukshor
715:Türyançay
693:Tərtərçay
666:Qarqarçay
646:Kurekchay
596:Bargushad
265:Narimanov
233:Boyukshor
132:Lake type
1243:Baku Zoo
1157:Baku Bay
1116:Ateshgah
1015:Sovetsky
965:Old City
871:Yenikend
758:Bulbula
748:Ajinohur
616:Garachay
606:Cəhriçay
518:(azerb.)
455:Archived
275:Overview
261:Sabunchu
257:Binagadi
78:Location
861:Varvara
856:Shamkir
851:Sarsang
793:Mehman
778:Jandari
656:Qabırlı
576:Ağstafa
296:Ecology
798:Sarysu
768:Göygöl
753:Alagöl
703:Levçay
671:Qudyal
636:Khrami
626:Hakari
568:Rivers
1339:Rinay
743:Ağgöl
735:Lakes
720:Viləş
676:Samur
661:Qanıx
144:Basin
950:Baku
821:Araz
725:Oxçu
586:Arpa
581:Araz
478:2014
419:2014
390:2014
369:2014
348:2014
289:oval
269:Baku
263:and
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