The city name is of Persian ("naft" meaning oil or petroleum) and Azerbaijani ("çala" meaning trench) origin, meaning oil trench.[2]
History
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Throughout its history, Neftçala has suffered from floods because of its proximity to the river and most of the town's relatively low elevation.[3][4][5]
Today, there are a palace of culture, regional study museum and gallery museum in the city.[6]
Geography
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The city lies southwest of the delta of the Kura River.[7]
Demographics
Population (2010):Total 20,510
Economy
People are mainly employed in manufacturing, fish industry, transportation and service sectors. The largest employer operating in Neftcala, Neftcala Industrial Park which includes "Khazar Automobile Plant" by AzerMash.
Culture
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neftçala, administrative, district, neftchala, rayon, coordinates, 35861, 24694, 35861, 24694, neftchala, azerbaijani, city, capital, neftchala, district, azerbaijan, city, municipalitymonument, turkish, martyrscoordinates, 35861, 24694, 35861, 24694country, a. For the administrative district see Neftchala Rayon Coordinates 39 21 31 N 49 14 49 E 39 35861 N 49 24694 E 39 35861 49 24694 Neftchala Azerbaijani Neftcala is a city and the capital of the Neftchala District of Azerbaijan NeftcalaCity and MunicipalityMonument to Turkish martyrsNeftcalaCoordinates 39 21 31 N 49 14 49 E 39 35861 N 49 24694 E 39 35861 49 24694Country AzerbaijanDistrictNeftchalaEstablished1959Elevation 26 m 85 ft Population 2010 1 Total20 510Time zoneUTC 4 AZT Area code 994 153Websiteneftchala ih wbr gov wbr az Contents 1 Etymology 2 History 3 Geography 4 Demographics 5 Economy 6 Culture 7 Sports 8 Transport 8 1 Public transport 9 Education 10 Notable residents 11 References 12 External linksEtymology EditThe city name is of Persian naft meaning oil or petroleum and Azerbaijani cala meaning trench origin meaning oil trench 2 History EditThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it November 2014 Throughout its history Neftcala has suffered from floods because of its proximity to the river and most of the town s relatively low elevation 3 4 5 Today there are a palace of culture regional study museum and gallery museum in the city 6 Geography EditThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it November 2014 The city lies southwest of the delta of the Kura River 7 Demographics EditPopulation 2010 Total 20 510Economy EditPeople are mainly employed in manufacturing fish industry transportation and service sectors The largest employer operating in Neftcala Neftcala Industrial Park which includes Khazar Automobile Plant by AzerMash Culture EditThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it November 2014 Sports EditThe city has one professional football team Neftchala which has competed in the second flight of Azerbaijani football the Azerbaijan First Division but the team is eliminated after 2 years of championship in the Azerbaijan First Division and not getting the license for competing in the Azerbaijan Premier League 8 Transport EditPublic transport Edit Neftchala has a large urban transport system mostly managed by the Ministry of Transportation Education EditThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it November 2014 Notable residents EditFurther information Category People from Neftchala Some of the city s many prestigious residents include singer Anatollu Ganiyev and World War II hero Aghashirin Jafarov citation needed References Edit Demographic Indications of Districts of Azerbaijan In Azerbaijani TOPONIMIKA GORODA I STRANY Retrieved 8 January 2011 Over 40 schools suspend lessons due to floods in Azerbaijani region en trend az Archived from the original on 19 July 2019 Retrieved 15 November 2014 Flood Cripples Azerbaijan s North Region www turkishweekly net Archived from the original on 29 November 2014 Retrieved 15 November 2014 Floods lead to state of emergency news az Retrieved 15 November 2014 Xeta 404 Sehife tapilmadi Azerbaycan Respublikasi Medeniyyet Nazirliyi http www lib utexas edu maps commonwealth azerbaijan pol 2004 pdf bare URL PDF Azerbaycanda futbol klubu adini deyisdi anspress com in Azerbaijani Archived from the original on 8 March 2012 Retrieved 10 October 2012 External links EditNeftchala City Executive Powers in Azerbaijani This Neftchala Rayon location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Neftcala amp oldid 1092804856, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
