Jeyranbatan reservoir
| Jeyranbatan reservoir | |
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Satellite photo of the lake | |
Jeyranbatan reservoir | |
| Location | Baku, Absheron Rayon, Azerbaijan |
| Coordinates | 40°30′24″N 49°41′04″E / 40.50667°N 49.68444°E |
| Type | reservoir |
| Primary inflows | Samur-Absheron channel |
| Basin countries | Azerbaijan |
| Max. length | 8.74 km (5.43 mi) |
| Max. width | 2.15 km (1.34 mi) |
| Surface area | 13.9 km2 (5.4 sq mi) |
| Average depth | 14.5 m (48 ft) |
| Max. depth | 28.5 m (94 ft) |
| Water volume | 186 million cubic metres (151,000 acre⋅ft) |
| Shore length1 | 23.3 km (14.5 mi) |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Jeyranbatan reservoir (Azerbaijani: Jeyranbatan su anbarı) is a reservoir in the Absheron Rayon in eastern part of Azerbaijan. It is located between Baku and Sumgayit cities (today an official territory of Baku), next to Ceyranbatan settlement. In Azerbaijani language, Jeyranbatan means "the place where the gazelle has drowned" which refers to an ancient legend related to the naming of the city of Sumgayit.