This article is about the peninsula. For the rayon of Azerbaijan see Absheron (Rayon). ||-||} Azerbaijan is divided into 59 Districts ( rayonlar; sing Azerbaijan ( English; Azərbaycan officially the Republic of Azerbaijan (Azərbaycan Respublikası is the largest and most populous country in the South Demographics Azeris 962% (86592 Other 38% (3608 Origin of the name The name Absheron is Persian and
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The Absheron peninsula, (Azerbaijani: Abşeron yarımadası, Russian: Апшерон полуостров), also spelled Apsheron, is a prominent geographical feature of Azerbaijan. A peninsula is a piece of land that is nearly surrounded by Water but connected to Mainland via an Isthmus. Russian ( transliteration:,) is the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages Azerbaijan ( English; Azərbaycan officially the Republic of Azerbaijan (Azərbaycan Respublikası is the largest and most populous country in the South It extends 37 miles (60 km) eastward into the Caspian Sea and reaches a maximum width of 19 miles (30 km). The Caspian Sea is the largest enclosed body of water on Earth by area variously classed as the world's largest lake or a full-fledged Sea. Though technically the easternmost extension of the Caucasus Mountains, the landscape is only mildly hilly, a gently undulating plain that ends in a long spit of sand dunes known as Shah Dili, and now declared the Absheron National Park. In part the peninsula is dissected by ravines and characterized by frequent salt lakes.
Although there is a rayon called Absheron, much of the Absheron Peninsula falls administratively within the limits of Baku City. ||-||} Azerbaijan is divided into 59 Districts ( rayonlar; sing Demographics Azeris 962% (86592 Other 38% (3608 Origin of the name The name Absheron is Persian and Baku (Bakı sometimes known as Baqy, Baky, Baki or Bakü, is the capital the largest city and the largest port of Azerbaijan
Origin of the name
The name Absheron is Persian and comes from the Persian word Abshuran (آبشوران) meaning "The place of the Salty Waters".
Economy
The Absheron peninsula was the site of some of the world's earliest petroleum production, beginning in the 1870s. Petroleum ( L petroleum, from Greek πετρέλαιον, lit Much of the landscape remains scarred with rusting oil derricks. Despite serious problems with environmental damage and pollution, the Absheron is known for its flowers, horticulture, mulberries and figs. The northern coast has wide though less-than-pristine beaches which are popular local tourist attractions.
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