Bankə Explained
| Bankə |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Pushpin Map: | Azerbaijan |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Azerbaijan |
| Subdivision Type1: | Rayon |
| Subdivision Name1: | Neftchala |
| Population As Of: | 2008 |
| Population Total: | 7574 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Timezone: | AZT |
| Utc Offset: | +4 |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +5 |
| Coordinates: | 39.42°N 49.2475°W |
Bankə (also, Bank, Banka, Bankov, Imeni Kirova and Rybokombinat Imeni Kirova) is a village and the most populous municipality, except for the capital Neftçala, in the Neftchala Rayon of Azerbaijan. It has a population of 7,574.
Etymology
The city's name comes from Azerbaijani version of fishing bank.[2]
External links
- News: Tarixi Bankə - balıqçılıqdan kasıbçılığa . Gülər Abbasova . . 2016-12-08 . 2016-12-08 . az . https://web.archive.org/web/20161208053240/http://www.bbc.com/azeri/azerbaijan-38213794 . 2016-12-08 . dead .
Notes and References
- http://world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=&men=gcis&lng=en&des=wg&geo=-26&srt=npan&col=abcdefghinoq&msz=1500&pt=c&va=x World Gazetteer: Azerbaijan
- Web site: QARA KÜRÜ 17-ci ƏSRƏDƏK KASIB YEMƏYİ OLUB . musavat.com . 10 November 2014 . Azerbaijani . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141110045917/http://musavat.com/news/iqtisadiyyat/QARA-K%C3%9CR%C3%9C-17-ci-%C6%8FSR%C6%8FD%C6%8FK-KASIB-YEM%C6%8FY%C4%B0-OLUB_95231.html . 10 November 2014 .
